Alan Pritchard, a member of a Huntsville, Ala., Boy Scout program called the Venture Crew, seals off a biological sample that is part of an International Space Station experiment. He is assisted by Jim Porter Large 1536 x 2048 (72)
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Alan Pritchard, a member of a Huntsville, Ala., Boy Scout program called the Venture Crew, seals off a biological sample that is part of an International Space Station experiment. He is assisted by Jim Porter, a scientist from the University of California, Irvine, where the experiment was developed. The Venture Crew program encourages students to explore careers in science and engineering. The Huntsville Venture Crew students have volunteered their time to help maintain a Web site so that other students across the country can view photographs of crystals grown during numerous educational workshops. The Venture Crew is sponsored jointly by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and the Boy Scouts of America's Greater Alabama Council. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center photo by Holly Dooling)

 

Alan Pritchard, far left, and his fellow Scouts, Heather Fields and Tracy Vann, work beside Jim Porter, a scientist from the University of California, Irvine. Large 1536 x 2048 (72)
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Alan Pritchard, far left, and his fellow Scouts, Heather Fields and Tracy Vann, work beside Jim Porter, a scientist from the University of California, Irvine. Porter is explaining how to load biological samples for a Space Station experiment developed by his university. The students are members of the Boy Scout Venture Venture Crew program, which encourages students to explore careers in science and engineering. The program is sponsored jointly by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and the Boy Scouts of America's Greater Alabama Council. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center photo by Holly Dooling)

 

John Perkey, an engineer with the University of California, Irvine, inspects a biological sample. Large 1536 x 2048 (72)
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This might be a good one to go with the Dewar Fact Sheet.) John Perkey, an engineer with the University of California, Irvine, inspects a biological sample destined for an experiment on the International Space Station. Microscopic crystals will form as the sample thaws. When the crystal are returned to Earth, scientists from the University of California, NASA and other institutions will study the crystals to learn about the structures of biological substances that make up plants and animals. As part of an education program, students helped load almost 300 samples delivered to the Space Station during the Space Shuttle Atlantis' April visit to the orbiting laboratory. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center photo by Holly Dooling)

 

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Heather Fields freezes a biological sample delivered to the International Space Station during the Space Shuttle Atlantis' April visit to the orbiting laboratory. Over the next month, the samples will thaw and form crystals, which will be returned to Earth for analysis. Fields is a member of the Venture Crew program - an educational program that encourages students to pursue careers in science and engineering. The program is sponsored jointly by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and the Boy Scouts of America's Greater Alabama Council. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center photo by Holly Dooling)

 

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Students from the Venture Crew — a Boy Scout program to encourage both male and female students to pursue careers in science and engineering — load biological samples for an International Space Station experiment. The Space Shuttle Atlantis is delivering the samples during its April visit to the orbiting laboratory. Luke Husley and Heather Fields take notes during the classroom portion of a science workshop at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The Venture Crew program is sponsored jointly by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and the Boy Scouts of America's Greater Alabama Council. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center photo by Holly Dooling)

 

West Virginia students from Oak Glenn High School in New Cumberland and Weir High School in Weirton Large 2048 x 1536 (72)
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West Virginia students from Oak Glenn High School in New Cumberland and Weir High School in Weirton work with NASA and university scientists to load biological samples for an International Space Station experiment. In April, the Space Shuttle Atlantis delivered the samples, which will thaw and form crystals to be returned to Earth in June. The space experiment and the educational workshops are sponsored by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and the University of California, Irvine. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)

 

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West Virginia students from Oak Glenn High School in New Cumberland and Weir High School in Weirton work with NASA and university scientists to load biological samples for an International Space Station experiment. In April, the Space Shuttle Atlantis delivered the samples, which will thaw and form crystals to be returned to Earth in June. The space experiment and the educational workshops are sponsored by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and the University of California, Irvine.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)

 

West Virginia students from Oak Glenn High School in New Cumberland and Weir High School in Weirton Large 759 x 873 (72)
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West Virginia students from Oak Glenn High School in New Cumberland and Weir High School in Weirton work with NASA and university scientists to load biological samples for an International Space Station experiment. In April, the Space Shuttle Atlantis delivered the samples, which will thaw and form crystals to be returned to Earth in June. The space experiment and the educational workshops are sponsored by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and the University of California, Irvine. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)

 

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Illinois students from Walter R. Sandling Junior High School in Palatine work with NASA and university scientists to load biological samples for an International Space Station experiment. In April, the Space Shuttle Atlantis delivered the samples, which will thaw and form crystals to be returned to Earth in June. The space experiment and the educational workshops are sponsored by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and the University of California, Irvine. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)

 

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Illinois students from Walter R. Sandling Junior High School in Palatine work with NASA and university scientists to load biological samples for an International Space Station experiment. In April, the Space Shuttle Atlantis delivered the samples, which will thaw and form crystals to be returned to Earth in June. The space experiment and the educational workshops are sponsored by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and the University of California, Irvine. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)

 

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Ohio students from Lincoln West High School in Cleveland work with NASA and university scientists to load biological samples for an International Space Station experiment. In April, the Space Shuttle Atlantis delivered the samples, which will thaw and form crystals to be returned to Earth in June. The space experiment and the educational workshops are sponsored by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and the University of California, Irvine. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)

 

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Ohio students from Lincoln West High School in Cleveland work with NASA and university scientists to load biological samples for an International Space Station experiment. In April, the Space Shuttle Atlantis delivered the samples, which will thaw and form crystals to be returned to Earth in June. The space experiment and the educational workshops are sponsored by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and the University of California, Irvine. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)

 

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Ohio students from Lincoln West High School in Cleveland work with NASA and university scientists to load biological samples for an International Space Station experiment. In April, the Space Shuttle Atlantis delivered the samples, which will thaw and form crystals to be returned to Earth in June. The space experiment and the educational workshops are sponsored by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and the University of California, Irvine. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)

 

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Ohio students from Lincoln West High School in Cleveland work with NASA and university scientists to load biological samples for an International Space Station experiment. In April, the Space Shuttle Atlantis delivered the samples, which will thaw and form crystals to be returned to Earth in June. The space experiment and the educational workshops are sponsored by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and the University of California, Irvine. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)

 

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Indiana students from Bloomington High School North and Bloomington High School South in Bloomington work with NASA and university scientists to load biological samples for an International Space Station experiment. In April, the Space Shuttle Atlantis delivered the samples, which will thaw and form crystals to be returned to Earth in June. The space experiment and the educational workshops are sponsored by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and the University of California, Irvine. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)

 

Indiana students from Bloomington High School North and Bloomington High School South in Bloomington Large 2048 x 1536 (72)
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Indiana students from Bloomington High School North and Bloomington High School South in Bloomington work with NASA and university scientists to load biological samples for an International Space Station experiment. In April, the Space Shuttle Atlantis delivered the samples, which will thaw and form crystals to be returned to Earth in June. The space experiment and the educational workshops are sponsored by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and the University of California, Irvine.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)