Students create drones inspired by NASA’s Artemis II mission
By KCCI staff
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DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Students at Horizon Science Academy in Des Moines are coding drones to simulate NASA’s Artemis II mission.
The students have coded drones to rise, orbit and descend, simulating the spacecraft’s path around Earth and the moon. Teachers say the hands-on lesson connects computer science, math, and real-world space exploration.
“I feel like the moon race is starting again, and we’re raising, hopefully, the astronauts of the future,” IT coordinator Selim Gedik said. “And it gives me a lot of joy to see they are able to imagine being an astronaut or a space woman, spaceman, and that dangerous mission for the whole humanity.”
The learning won’t stop in the classroom. This weekend, some students will visit the Drake Municipality Observatory to learn more about moon cycles and use telescopes.
Artemis II launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:35 p.m. CT on Wednesday.
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