Vomit Comet
Cadet 1st Class Heather Nelson (left) flips a physics department coin in zero gravity, while 2nd Lt. Samantha Latch, Class of 2012, does her own zero-G acrobatics. (Photo courtesy of NASA)
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Posted: 8/31/2012
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Vomit Comet
Cadet 1st Class Heather Nelson (left), Trey Quiller, Department of Physics, (center) and 2nd Lt. Samantha Latch, Class of 2012, (right) watch the deployment of the FalconSAT-7 payload while in zero gravity, The FalconSAT-7 payload is the photon sieve, a membrane with billions of holes that duplicates the function of a traditional lens, but folds into a smaller space. The payload deploys within two seconds. (Photo courtesy of NASA)
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Posted: 8/31/2012
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STEM Boot Camp
Teachers Bobbie Bastian, left, and Warren Astler watch their rocket launch July 12. The teachers were participating in the Academy's STEM Boot Camp which helps introduce, math, science technology and engineerining into the teacher’s curriculum through projects learned in the educational workshop. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Elizabeth Andrews)
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STEM Boot Camp
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Posted: 7/20/2012
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STEM Boot Camp
Melinda Skinner and Kelly Pounds put together a rocket that they will launch. The projects introduced in the STEM workshops show teachers how to integrate engineering into the classroom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Elizabeth Andrews)
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Posted: 7/20/2012
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Prep Graduation
Retired Lt. Col. Wayne Kelley was the guest speaker for the Preparatory School graduation Tuesday. Kelley is a preparatory school graduate and 1966 Academy graduate. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Sarah Chambers)
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Posted: 5/18/2012
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Prep Graduation
Cadet candidates from the Air Force Academy Preparatory School participate in their graduation parade Sunday at the Community Center Parade Field.(U.S. Air Force Photo/Mike Kaplan)
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Prep Graduation
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Posted: 5/18/2012
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Prep Graduation
Cadet Candidate Cameron Kistler salutes during the Prep School Parade Sunday.(U.S. Air Force Photo/Mike Kaplan)
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Posted: 5/18/2012
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Capstone UAS project explores land, sea, air possibilities
A remotely piloted aircraft takes off from the Air Force Academy's Aardvark airfield April 11, 2012. The aircraft, part of a capstone research project by Cadets 1st Class Tristan Latchu, Danny Harold, Amy Abraham and Michael McClain, is designed to work in conjunction with an unmanned surface vehicle built by Naval Academy midshipmen and two unmanned ground vehicles built by U.S. Military Academy cadets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)
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Posted: 4/13/2012
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Applied 'green' research teaches cadets about ins, outs of renewable energy
Several batteries connected in series power an off-road one-person vehicle located in Fairchild Hall at the Air Force Academy. Cadets in a senior-level computer and electrical engineering course designed a system to power the car using renewable energy sources. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sarah Chambers)
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Posted: 4/13/2012
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Research Awards
Cadet 1st Class Michael Wojdan removes the agitation blades from an accelerator, as part of his research into accelerating algae production to create biofuel. This is one of 30 biofuel research projects supported by the Air Force Research Laboratory. (U.S. Air Force Photo by John Van Winkle)
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Research Awards
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Posted: 2/10/2012
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Research Awards
Glass beakers and aluminum foil mark the beginning for different breeds of algae, as part of the Life Sciences Research Center’s research into harvesting algae for biofuels. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Bill Evans)
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Posted: 2/10/2012
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