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STEM Kansas: Aviation & Space Exploration With Your Grandchild

Program No. 14914RJ

Enjoy a high-flying adventure with your grandchild as you get hands-on in a shuttle simulator, take flight in a single-engine plane and learn how rockets work at a live presentation!

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At a Glance

Duration

5 days

Program Begins

Hutchinson Kansas

Program Concludes

Hutchinson Kansas

Meals

12 ( 4B, 4L, 4D )

Activity Level

Blast off with your grandchild on an out-of-this-world exploration of flight at the Cosmosphere International SciEd Center and Space Museum. Your Space Science Educator's will brief you on aerospace history, design and operation before leading you in a pre-flight inspection and then taking you on powered flights aboard a single-engine aircraft. Once you are back on the ground, head to astronaut training in a real space simulator! Join your flight crew of new friends to design your own customized mission patch and build rockets and test robots. Buckle in for these adventures and more on this exhilarating adventure with your grandchild.

Best of all, you'll...

Step inside the new Astralis simulator, which is modeled after the Orion capsule, and work together to accomplish mission goals with your flight crew team.
See how rockets work in the midst of amazing explosions at Dr. Goddard's Lab, and work with your team to build your own rocket for launch!
Explore 650 feet beneath Kansas wheat fields to visit an underground salt museum.

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Jim Remar

A recognized expert in the areas of museum administration, strategic planning and space artifact preservation and exhibition, Jim Remar began his career in 1997 as executive director of the Mifflinburg Buggy Museum in Mifflinburg, PA. He joined the Cosmosphere as curator in 2000. After eight years at the Cosmosphere, Remar joined the team at Gregory, Inc as Vice President of Operations. In 2012, Remar returned to the Cosmosphere as President/COO where he was responsible for all operations of the organization, including SpaceWorks, the department of the Cosmosphere responsible for the restoration of artifacts as well as the fabrication of exhibitry and high fidelity replicas. The Cosmosphere’s governing board named Remar CEO of the organization January 2018. A variety of organizations have benefitted from Remar’s consulting expertise including the White Sands Missile Range Museum, National Air and Space Museum, Fort Bliss Museum, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Oklahoma State Museum of History, the Adler Planetarium and the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum. He has also served as an editor and consultant for several print publications. Remar received his bachelor’s degree in History and Political Science from Washburn University; his master’s degree in museum studies with a minor in history from the University of Nebraska and his mini-MBA from Wichita State University.

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JoAnna Strecker

JoAnna Strecker has a background in science and teaching. She attended Southwestern College, earning an undergraduate in biochemistry and a master's in education. After college, she moved to Augusta, Kansas, where she taught high school science for six years. She shifted gears and started as a space science educator at the Cosmosphere in 2018. Eventually, she took on a background role where she organized and ran camps beginning in 2020. In 2021, she was promoted to vice president of education.

Ellie Labes

Ellie Labes is local to Hutchinson, Kansas where she has taught music at Allen STEM Magnet School for 8 years. This will be her third year being a director of camps, as well as helping with Scout weekends throughout the school year. Ellie loves music, and you will often catch her singing. She also loves watching movies with her fiancé and dog. Three things she would take to Mars would be a music player full of music, a picture of her family, and the Bible.

Gannon Mosher

Gannon Mosher—from Chapman, Kansas—is a senior at Bethany College, majoring in elementary and special education. He will be a camp counselor for Days Camps and Mars Academy for his second summer with the Cosmosphere Camps. He hopes to get students interested in careers found within STEAM and provide students with a fun and memorable camp experience. He is most looking forward to settlement missions and the trips to Strataca. Gannon is on the Bethany College Tennis Team and has two dogs.

Ethan Jasperson

Ethan Jasperson—from Joplin, Missouri—is a sophomore at Wichita State University, majoring in physics. He played in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments competitively, and when he was in high school, he helped his team reach second place in the state-level high school division tournaments. Three things he'd take to Mars are a picture of his family, a copy of the book 'Astrophysics for People in a Hurry,' and some homemade mac and cheese.

Activity Level

Easy Going

Some walking and a flight of stairs required for the simulated shuttle mission.

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Assurance Plan

Road Scholar's continued commitment to our participants and their well-being is exemplified whether participating on a program in the United States or on one of our International programs, every Road Scholar participant receives coverage under our Road Scholar Assurance Plan.

Want to Protect Your Investment?

Road Scholar is pleased to offer its Trip Protection Plan as a way to protect your program investment. You may purchase this optional trip protection plan when enrolling in your program.

Sustainable Travel

We offset a portion of the emissions created by your travel. Read about our commitment to a more sustainable planet.

Peace of Mind

We want your Road Scholar learning adventure to be something to look forward to—not worry about. That’s why we go to the ends of the earth to give you peace of mind, from the moment you enroll until the day you return home.
Assurance Plan

Road Scholar's continued commitment to our participants and their well-being is exemplified whether participating on a program in the United States or on one of our International programs, every Road Scholar participant receives coverage under our Road Scholar Assurance Plan.
Want to Protect Your Investment?

Road Scholar is pleased to offer its Trip Protection Plan as a way to protect your program investment. You may purchase this optional trip protection plan when enrolling in your program.
Sustainable Travel

We offset a portion of the emissions created by your travel. Read about our commitment to a more sustainable planet.

STEM Kansas: Aviation & Space Exploration With Your Grandchild

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Protecting the Environment

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