Trinity students prepare for blast-off to the International Space Station

By Nadia Feletti
Community contribution / December 2, 2016

In an Australian first, coded hardware developed by high school students will be rocketed to space next week where it will be used to allow students to take over control of the International Space Station’s laboratories.

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Trinity students prepare for blast-off to the International Space Station

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