MARTIN, KY (WMDJ) — Three Floyd County students have been selected to take part in a NASA-affiliated STEM program later this year.
The students are Caleb Combs, a senior at Prestonsburg High School, Nick Trimble, a senior at Betsy Layne High School, and Cova Risner, a junior at Prestonsburg High School.
According to Floyd County School of Innovation teacher Courtney Kidd, the trip was originally planned for this fall but has been moved to December because of the federal government shutdown and NASA’s scheduling changes.
The program is a partnership between The Lighthouse Beacon Foundation, the University of Kentucky, and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. It encourages Kentucky students to explore careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Students will take part in an all-expenses-paid, four-day visit to the Marshall Space Flight Center and the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. They’ll also meet NASA engineers, including graduates from the UK Pigman College of Engineering, and learn about aerospace propulsion, space systems, and advanced manufacturing.
