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Schools in Somerville can now apply for a JFK Space Lab presented by Raytheon. The Space Labs support experiments that utilize direct connections with and data from the International Space Station covering areas of Earth science, biology and computer science for middle and high school students.

Schools will be able to conduct their teacher-led JFK Space Lab in virtually any classroom or common area with an Internet connection, with training and maintenance support from the ISS National Lab. Students will even have the opportunity to compare the results of their JFK Space Lab experiments with real scientists and astronauts in space.

Applications for the JFK Space Lab grants are available at www.jfklibrary.org/jfk-space-labs and close May 31, 2019. All schools named after JFK are eligible to apply. More information on the program is available here.