Women in STEM: How Katherine Johnson Took Her Skills to the Moon
The cornerstone of Katherine Johnson’s life has always been a respect of numbers and an intrinsic need to understand how they work, and as we approach her 100th birthday, we commemorate her monumental achievements in space and beyond. “Math…it’s just there,” she...
Currents
Base 11 Hosts Symposium to Feature STEM Students across the Nation. Read more.
Base 11 Victory Circle Student Competes in Martian Rover Competition
By Jade Kim, Operations Administrator at Base 11 The day we finally send people to Mars is quickly approaching, and when we do, those future Martian explorers will need to be equipped with the latest in rover technology to work alongside. Our very own Victory Circle...
What’s the Record for a University Liquid Bipropellant Rocket?
By Christine Byrd, Base 11 The Base 11 Space Challenge is a $1 million competition for the first student-led university team to build a liquid-fuel rocket that reaches 100,000 km, the Karman Line. No university team to date has reached the Karman line with a solid...
Base 11 Newsletter — July 2018
$1.5 Million opportunity for an HBCU | Putting the A in STEAM | Verizon Innovative Learning Summer Programs: "I am the future of STEM" | New Team Member Michael DuBois | STEM Hero: Astronaut Leland Melvin
Howard University Preps Minority Males for a Future in STEM
By Jade Kim, Operations Administrator at Base 11 We all know the importance of cultivating a student's love of STEM at an early age, but how exactly can we do that? Howard University provides one example. As one of the 24 participating universities in the Verizon...
Grio Good News Report
What would your HBCU do with 1.5 million dollars? One lucky HBCU is on track to find out thanks to a huge grant from the organization Base 11. Read more.
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
One HBCU Will Win $1.5M Grant for Rocketry Program. Read more.
Black Engineer
Million dollar grant to ramp up HBCU Aerospace. Read more.