Artwork by Topeka High Student Going to Space

Posted on 03/16/2022

In a collaborative effort between Mr. Kris Mandsager's Astronomy class and Ms. Mona Morrissey's Graphic design class, Topeka High School students created ideas for a CubeSat patch contest.

The contest was sponsored by Wichita State University and the Ad Astra Kansas Foundation after their study was chosen by NASA.

A design created by Rylee Salts and her collaborator, Zoe "Cassius" O'Brien-Stiner, won first-place and will now be made into the official patch worn by NASA engineers and mission staff!

Read more about the contest and view Rylee's winning design at adastra-ks.org.

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