Historic Mercury launch pad reimagined as classroom
Read the full story at Mother Nature Network.
The launch pad used by the first United States astronauts to enter orbit around Earth may soon be revived as an engineering classroom for a new generation of rocket builders, where laid-off space shuttle technicians are the teachers.
About Laura B.
Laura L. Barnes is a librarian at the Prairie Research Institute Library, embedded at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, and writes for Environmental News Bits.
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