Students stand in front of NASA's KC-135 at the entrance to Ellington Field. The KC-135 was NASA's microgravity aircraft 1959-2004, and was used in the making the movie "Apollo 13."
Carthage Microgravity Program

Video Galleries

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2012 SEED Project

Carthage Microgravity Team at NASA Day 1

The Carthage College Microgravity Team talks about their first day at the Johnson NASA Center in Houston working on their zero-gravity fuel gauge that may change the way propellant is measured in space. This video was produced by Carthage student Erika Share for the Kenosha News. It is included on this site with permission.

A Tour of Rocket Park with Steven Mathe, '13

2012 Carthage Microgravity Team member Steve Mathe, '13, gives a tour of Rocket Park at Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Carthage Microgravity Team completes TRR at NASA

Members of the Carthage Microgravity Team must pass a Test Readiness Review with NASA engineers before being approved for flight on the zero-gravity aircraft.


Carthage Flies with NASA 2012 - Flight Day

See video from the Carthage students flight on G-Force One, NASA's "Weightless Wonder."


Carthage Microgravity Team explains their project at NASA

Danielle Weiland, '14, explains this year's Carthage Microgravity Team's experiment, a zero-gravity fuel gauge.


VIDEO

2011 SEED Project

Go-Pro Hero: Zero-G

Stephanie Finnvik, '12, created this video from the 2011 Carthage Microgravity Team's flight on a zero-g aircraft April 6, 2011.

Carthage Microgravity Trip 2011

The 2011 Carthage Microgravity Team's trip to Houston to perform experiments for NASA in zero-g.

The Carthage Experiment: A Zero Gravity Fuel Gauge

Carthage Microgravity Team leader Kim Schultz, '12, walks you through this year's NASA experiment. Read more.

An Interview with Prof. Kevin Crosby

Physics professor Kevin Crosby talks about the Carthage microgravity program and this year's research project for NASA's Systems Engineering Educational Discovery Program.

NASA 2011: Fitted for Flight

In this video, Carthage Microgravity Team member Stephanie Finnvik talks about getting her official NASA flight suit. Read more.

Floating in Zero Gravity

The Carthage Microgravity Team was selected to participate in NASA's Systems Engineering Educational Discovery program for the fourth consecutive year. On April 5-6, 2011, students flew aboard NASA's zero gravity aircraft conducting their experiments. Watch the students as they float, flip and spin — all in the name of science.

NASA 2011: First Day at Ellington Field

The Carthage Microgravity Team is conducting research for NASA as part of the 2011 Systems Engineering Educational Discovery program, or SEED. Read more.

NASA 2011: Getting Ready for TRR

The students will meet with NASA scientists on Monday, April 4, 2011, for a Test Readiness Review, or TRR, to make sure their experiment is ready for flight. Read more.


VIDEO

2010 SEED Project

Carthage Microgravity Team 2010

This video was created and posted to YouTube by Microgravity Team member Stephanie Finnvik. (Don't miss the segment that begins at 3:50 — see for yourself what it looks like to do somersaults in zero gravity!)

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2009 SEED Project

Carthage Microgravity Team 2009

This video was taken aboard the Weightless Wonder by members of the 2009 Microgravity Team, as they studied the angle of repose of lunar dust.

'Incredible'

Carthage Microgravity Team invited to witness historic final launch of the American space shuttle program. Read more.

Research Opportunities

Carthage students have access to some of the world's largest observatories. Read more.