Sylas Johnson and Victoria Jackson using the Juki sewing machine to practice their stitch skills

The sky is the limit for learning basic life skills. That is the lesson for several Columbiana County Rising Scholars involved in a project through NASA. These scholars, in grades 7 through 10, are part of a partnership with the NASA HUNCH program and its Softgoods division. They are making personal hygiene kits used primarily by astronauts during simulation training exercises while on the ground. However, if a project meets NASA’s highest quality standards, a student’s work could reach the International Space Station. The High Schools United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH) ...

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