Cody Kennedy and Dustin Lengning, two science teachers based in Santa Clarita, are gearing up to board their NASA Flight to the upper stratosphere as Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors (AAA).  While the exact date and time of their NASA flight remains unknown, the two Santa Clarita science teachers are in the process of gaining the knowledge necessary to explore the upper ...

Three William S. Hart Union High School District teachers got the chance to fly in an aircraft on two NASA missions, conducting research submitted from the world’s leading universities. Three Hart District teachers flew with scientists from around the world on board NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft as part of NASA and the SETI Institute’s Airborne Astronomy ...

A Hart High science teacher was on the NASA flight which was part of the team that verified for the first time water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. Hart High School science teacher Kathryn Smith was on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) flight in October of 2019 that verified the initial discovery. This discovery indicates that ...

Saugus High School science teacher Harbir Kaur has been chosen by NASA and the SETI Institute as an Airborne Astronomy Ambassador (AAA) and will fly on the Strategic Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) research flight, officials announced Friday. Ms. Kaur is one of 28 high school science teachers selected from around the country to participate as an AAA on NASA’s ...