EEE+14 SPACE EDUCATION PROGRAM – A SUCCESS STORY OF EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION IN COLOMBIA
- Paper number
IAC-12,E1,2,6,x14514
- Author
Mr. Aldo Esteban Sabogal, Colombian Association Astronautics (ASTCOL), Colombia
- Coauthor
Mr. Marco Antonio Piratque, Colombian Association Astronautics (ASTCOL), Colombia
- Coauthor
Ms. Natally Mendez, Colombian Association Astronautics (ASTCOL), Colombia
- Coauthor
Mr. David Pineda, Colombian Association Astronautics (ASTCOL), Colombia
- Coauthor
Ms. Julieta Arboleda, Colombian Association Astronautics (ASTCOL), Colombia
- Coauthor
Ms. Natalia Sandoval, Colombian Association Astronautics (ASTCOL), Colombia
- Coauthor
Ms. Jessica Tatiana Muñoz, Colombian Association Astronautics (ASTCOL), Colombia
- Year
2012
- Abstract
INTRODUCTION One of basic premises to equal opportunity in a society is the access to high-quality education. The educational projects in sciences are some of the forceful tools to promote the scientific and technological culture, supported in the new communication ways to divulge, share and reinforce the progress, development and experiences. The Astronautics Colombian Association – Astcol has created the Space Education Program EEE+14, in which high-school students from academic institutions around the country carry out the analysis, design, elaboration, test and launching of a experimental solid fuel space rocket with a useful charge to measure the atmospheric components required to reach a high point of 1000 meters, causing a great academic, pedagogical, ludic, intellectual, and social impact. PURPOSE To give to students in scholar age a solid formation in science concepts, technological and scientific thinking, providing the spaces for the developing and participation in projects related to aerospace science, for the promotion of the investigation, teamwork and fair contest. METHODOLOGY In order to generate among the participants the atmosphere of academic project with entrepreneurial nuance, the used methodology was SPACE MANAGEMENT (applied by ESA), strengthening teamwork, creation of leaders, and use of the Information and Communication Technologies. RESULTS In the first version of the project, named PIONEERS EEE+14, the results surpassed the brought-up goals, being the technical results over the expected, 1100 meters (100 more that planned), significant optimization of every subsystems (redundant systems, electronic instrumentation and recovery systems), and had a positive impact to students, teachers, staff members, parents and members of the Association all around the country, having an attendance of about 2500 persons during the launching, being broadcast by the local and national media (radio, newspaper, Tv, internet) CONCLUSIONS • During the project development, we found a proactive attitude in more than 90 % of the persons directly involved: Ideas and proposals, took more than 2000 working hours between students and instructors, in situ and virtually. • Colombia has a great human, intellectual and technician resource, but not much recognition. The proof of it is that there is an important number of nationals working and leading processes in space agencies and related companies in the 5 continents. • However, the most important, is the notable interest of all that directly and indirectly got involved. This shows -in the near future-, the possibility of a growth in investment, technology, infrastructure and human resource for the sector.
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