NSU students work with NASA for unforgettable science learning project
Dr. Damien Tristant, Shae Wetzel and Morgan McCrory, from left, are shown during the 2025 RockOn program at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia, holding the checklist manual and their assembled payload after completing the soldering and coding stages.
Northwestern State University soared to new heights this summer when a team from the Department of Physical Science participated in NASA’s RockOn workshop at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
Dr. Damien Tristant, assistant professor of physics and coordinator of the Physical Science Department, led students Shae Wetzel of Pitkin and Morgan McCrory of Benton through an unforgettable week of h…