NASA’s Eggstronaut Parachute Challenge

Have you ever placed an egg into a harness strapped to a parachute and let it fall? Did your egg crack or land safely? With this new challenge from NASA, students can harness the power of data to ensure a safe descent for their little “eggstronaut”.

You can use any video tracking software, too! In this challenge, students use the engineering design process to construct, test and analyze a prototype parachute designed to slow the descent of an egg and minimize the force of impact when landing, allowing the "eggstronaut" to land safely.

Don’t hesitate to try this fun, new challenge from NASA today. Click this link to access the educator guide that has everything you need to get started: https://www.nasa.gov/stem-ed-r....esources/eggstronaut

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program works with commercial partners to launch astronauts to the International Space Station from U.S. soil on American-built rockets and spacecraft.
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