HAB.education

Our STEAM Education Initiative

From 2015-2017, HAB.education was a grassroots STEAM education initiative that brought together friends, educators, and researchers to create engaging, hands-on learning experiences using high altitude balloon experiments. What started as a collaborative project with friends became a thriving community that bridged the gap between traditional education and real-world applications.

As co-founder and organizer, I helped facilitate connections with researchers at NASA Goddard, collaborated with student groups like Stanford Space Initiative, and built a community that shared knowledge and resources. Together, we created educational tools and methodologies that made atmospheric science accessible to students and educators everywhere.

High Altitude Balloons Make STEAM Fun!

Teaching STEAM is hard. We helped make it fun, affordable, and inspiring through hands-on high altitude balloon experiments that brought science to life.

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ASTRAX Launch 2017 - Trabuco Canyon, CA. Our core team was invited to fly out to California for our first international collaboration, working alongside 3 high school students from Japan

Balloon ascending to near-space altitudes over St. Louis

After-school program with Loyola Academy and Gateway Region YMCA - teaching students to build and code high altitude balloon sensors using Next Generation Science Standards

Dustin assisting with student-designed payloads and experiments

Huan Truong helping with balloon launch preparation

Saint Louis Public Library presentation - one of many community outreach events at libraries, makerspaces, schools, and conferences across the region

National Signing Day 2017 - Cordarrian Richardson commits in nearspace. Collaborated with Launch With Us to provide technical assistance for Bleacher Report

Spike to Space - Collaboration with Truman State University alumni sending Flat Spike mascot to 100,000+ feet

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What We Accomplished

• Community Building: Established a thriving community of educators, students, and researchers from 2015-2017
• Research Partnerships: Collaborated with NASA Goddard researchers, Stanford Space Initiative, and atmospheric scientists
• Educational Innovation: Developed hands-on STEAM curriculum using high altitude balloon experiments
• Knowledge Sharing: Created interview series featuring leading researchers and student organizations
• Open Source Development: Built tools and methodologies for balloon data collection and analysis
• Student Engagement: Provided real-world research opportunities for students and educators

Legacy and Impact

While HAB.education is no longer active, the initiative's impact continues through the educational resources, research collaborations, and community connections we established. The methodologies and tools we developed remain valuable for educators and students interested in STEAM education through atmospheric science.