Our Signatures in Space!

Today, if the weather cooperates, the space shuttle will take off for space carrying our signatures with it. The giant poster that we signed last year will fly into space as part of an ongoing program that is intended to get students interested in the space program and the science that is connected with it. If you are interested in the whole program and in learning about the schools that have participated in the years before this, you can check it out here.

Not everyone gets to take part in this program. It really is something special for all of us. Here's what one program official says:

Having signatures flown on the Space Shuttle is a rare treat as space is
extremely limited on each mission. Space requirements limit us to only
approximately 500 schools per year, and we try to sign up as many schools as
possible that have never participated before. Once we reach our quota, we create
a wait list for participation the following year.

We will be in the cafeteria today at launch time, watching on the big screen, hoping for good weather, and cheering as the shuttle takes off on this latest mission, carrying seven brave and talented astronauts, a lot of important experiments and equipment, and OUR SIGNATURES into space.