Eagan, Apple Valley Students Will Blast Science Experiment into Space
Several local students at Minnehaha Academy are testing polymer formation in microgravity—by sending an experiment to the International Space Station.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us A small group of Minnesota high school students, including one from Apple Valley and two from Eagan, are earning the envy of seasoned scientists as they prepare to watch their experiment launched into space. A 16-member team from Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis will send an experiment to the International Space Station (ISS), where it will reside for one month. The team was selected through an application process last spring and has been working since the beginning of the school year to design and finalize their experiment. Included in the team are seniors Linnea Graham and Haley Anderson of Eagan and sophomore Erik Dahlman of Apple Valley…