Kearney teacher visits space camp

Please click the link below to sign up for your community paper mailing list. For fifth-grade teacher Amy Cordle, space and science have always been of interest. So when she received news that she had been awarded a scholarship that would allow her to attend one of the country’s most prestigious space camps, she was undoubtedly elated.“It’s really difficult to get into this program,” Cordle said. “Only one teacher from Missouri and Kansas combined are selected each year. I was so excited that they chose me.”Cordle went to the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., where she received training similar to that a real astronaut would receive before going into space. She learned how to work the controls in a spaceship, how it felt to be weightless and all about the various components that astronauts need to know.“My favorite part was the simulated missions,” Cordle said. “We worked as a team; each of us had a specific role to play...
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