Ava Faustini knew what she wanted to create when she and her fourth-grade classmates at Samuel Staples Elementary School were asked to invent something that solves a real-world problem. Ava Faustini with her invention the Lure Protector 5000. Photo by Rick Falco “I like to fish, and I noticed that lures are really sharp,” said Ava. “So, I made them to protect people...
It may seem remarkable that no American spent the Fourth of July holiday in space for the first 21 years of human spaceflight. Not until 1982 and the 35th U.S. human spaceflight did Americans awaken in space on Independence Day, and then bring their spacecraft back to Earth later in the day to a rousing welcome by the President of the United States. Another 10 years...