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Uplift Aerospace & Salt Lake City School District Expand Starborn Academy with Astrolab and Dr. Sian Proctor to Launch Student Projects to the Moon
Uplift Aerospace & Salt Lake City School District Expand Starborn Academy with Astrolab and Dr. Sian Proctor to Launch Student Projects to the Moon.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n Uplift Aerospace & Salt Lake City School District Expand Starborn Academy with Astrolab and Dr. Sian Proctor to Launch Student Projects to the Moon\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n\r\nUplift Aerospace & Salt Lake City School District Expand Starborn Academy with Astrolab and Dr. Sian Proctor to Launch Student Projects to the Moon\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPARK CITY, UTAH / ACCESS Newswire / May 7, 2025 / Uplift Aerospace (OTC PINK:NRPI) is proud to announce the expansion of its Starborn Academy education program through a groundbreaking collaboration with Astrolab and astronaut Dr. Sian Proctor. This program-Moon Mission: Letter to the Moon-invites middle school students to write and code digital time capsules with the opportunity of launching to the lunar surface aboard Astrolab's FLIP rover. The FLIP rover will be delivered to the Moon by Astrobotic's Griffin Mission-1 lander, a commercial mission awarded through NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.\r\n This spring, Starborn Academy is being implemented across Utah, Colorado, and California, with community programs also reaching students in Florida and Washington, D.C. The program empowers youth to explore space science, engage in creative expression, and connect personally with the future through messages destined for the Moon.\r\n A centerpiece of the initiative will take place on May 5, 2025, at the Salt Lake City School District (SLCSD) Moon Mission Symposium. Held in collaboration with Uplift Aerospace, this event will showcase Moon Mission projects from every middle school in the district. Top student projects will be selected at the symposium, and winning students and teachers will be invited to travel to Kennedy Space Center to witness the historic launch of their messages to the Moon.\r\n Laura deShazo, Career and Technical Education Director for Salt Lake City School District, said, \"From last year's pilot to expanding the program to all our middle schools, I've seen incredible growth in our students' love for learning and interest in STEM careers. When our students leave the classroom, they want more-they're reading more books, doing more research. We are ecstatic to see that they've ignited a renewed passion for learning.\"\r\n The symposium will also feature the unveiling of a collaborative Moon-themed artwork by astronaut and arti...