Edmonton students compete to send tiny science experiment to space

Junior high science classes across the city will soon battle to send their experiments boldly where no Edmonton student’s test tube has gone before.
For the first time, Edmonton Public Schools has secured a spot on a rocket to send one experiment on a voyage 400 kilometres up to the International Space Station next spring.
“It’s probably the most exciting thing that’s happened in my career,” said Stacey Mabey, a teacher and science consultant with the public school