2019 Convention Teen Program

Friday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the Bunkhouse
Presented by Paul Fucile, James Lee and Eimear Gallagher
for Teens ages 12-17

Teamwork in assembling model robotic space progbes.

Individual work after components are prepared by teams.

The Stellafane Teen program participants this year will learn about the mission and technology behind the historic NASA New Horizons spacecraft. Launched in January of 2006, it first observed Asteroid 132524 APL, continued on to a gravity assisting boost flyby of Jupiter in 2007, and concluded with an exciting 12,500 km encounter with Pluto in July of 2015 returning spectacular imagery and scientific data. On New Year's Day, 2019, New Horizons passed by Ultima Thule (2014 MU69) becoming the most distant object in our solar system ever visited by a spacecraft. Ultima Thule lies beyond Pluto in a region of our solar system known as the Kuiper Belt, and since it is so far away, practically nothing is known about it.

This will be a hands on class where the group will work in teams to construct a New Horizons inspired technology that will be demonstrated at the Convention. Attendance will be first-come first-served. If you are 100% sure your teen will attend convention and will want to attend this event, then you’ll need to get them on the list. Please email us directly at robots@stellafane.org. You will receive a manual reply to let you know your status. When space is filled, we will add the next two names to a waiting list. If space is not filled through preregistration we will accept others first-come first served at the event, until the class is full.

Sign-up your teen(s) by e-mailing us at robots@stellafane.org.
This program is free to teens attending convention.

Note: There will be a lot of specialized instruction so you will need to be on time!
Since we will be working with tools and other mechanisms, only closed toe shoes will be allowed.

The 2016 program was a great success. Watch the video below to see the four space probes in action, 'flying' down the wires past an asteroid, Jupiter and Pluto, and snapping photos as the go by. Very impressive results!

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