MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum at Martin State Airport will be hosting an Open Cockpit Day, a fun day of aviation when visitors are provided with up close experiences with airplanes, getting a glimpse inside aircraft on the museum’s outdoor flight-line. The event will also feature a classic car show and will take place 11 a.m. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A rocket launch at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility will be visible in Maryland on Tuesday morning. The RockSat-X mission launch from Wallops on August 13, 2024. The launch window opens at 6:00 a.m. EDT. The Terrier-Improved Malemute rocket will carry student-designed experiments to suborbital space. The experiments were developed by nine university and community college teams as part of […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A NASA rocket launch will be visible in Maryland on Thursday morning. A RockOn sounding rocket and RockSat-C launch will launch from Wallops on June 18, 2024. The launch window opens at 5:30 a.m. EDT. The project will carry student experiments to suborbital space. These missions provide students with real-world, hands-on opportunities building and launching an experiment. Portions of […]
TOWSON, MD—A Baltimore County Public Schools teacher has earned a prestigious award from VEX Robotics. Christopher Putnam, a technology education teacher at Hereford Middle School, has been named an Inspiration All-Star at the 2024 VEX Robotics World Championships. The award is given to only six outstanding teachers, mentors, and volunteers who have made a significant contribution to advancing student involvement […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Library joins libraries across the country in celebrating National Library Week, which runs Sunday, April 7, through Saturday, April 13. National Library Week is a time to shine a light on the important role that libraries play in society and to encourage people to take advantage of the resources that libraries provide. This year’s American Library […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Dr. Edralin Pagarigan, a middle school science teacher at Golden Ring Middle School, has been named a 2024 CDC Science Ambassador Fellow. The CDC Science Ambassador Fellow program supports professional development opportunities for science teachers across the country. As a part of the program, Pagarigan will participate in a CDC course in Atlanta, Georgia, which will focus on foundational […]
HEREFORD, MD—A team of five budding scientists and engineers from Hereford High School has been named one of 60 teams nationwide to win the third annual NASA TechRise Student Challenge. The honor means that the team’s winning entry – called “Ferrofluid Fiesta – Investigating the Issue of Atmospheric Microplastic (MP) Pollution” – will fly on one of two NASA-sponsored suborbital […]
JOPPA, MD—At a reception held at Mountain Branch in Joppa on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, Freedom Federal Credit Union honored Christina Polsinelli and Don Heiderman, as the grand prize award recipients of the Credit Union’s 2023 Golden Apple Annual Educator Awards. The program, now in its twelfth year, doubled its grant program last year to include Baltimore County. Golden Apple […]