Powerhouse-1 Space Mission
We are going to space! In September we will launch our student-designed experiment to the ISS to measure the impact of microgravity on the growth of algae. We need your help to fulfil these challenges.
In 2024, your school will contribute to this experiment by submitting your responses to each challenge and take part in face-to-face events. Your challenges for the year include:
HOW DID WE GET HERE?
2024 is the third year of the Powerhouse: Future Space program where high school students in Western Sydney have designed a real space mission to the International Space Station.
In 2022, students from your schools have conducted the ground trials for an experiment that was flown to the ISS to investigate the growth of alfalfa and barrel clover in microgravity. Students then observed the growth of the seeds in space at the same time as seeds in their classroom using an Exolab.
In 2023, students designed and pitched their own microgravity experiments to space industry professionals in August. One experiment pitched by a team of students from Casula High School was selected. The aim is to find if algae will grow faster in microgravity than on Earth. Students began initial ground trials to grow one species of algae in their classrooms using UTS BioTech Hub algae.
