Mars celebration exhibits out-of-this-world demonstrations
Cheyenne Smith cut her brown string into three pieces and knotted them to the ends of her red, black and white parachute.
“It’s at a medium level,” said Cheyenne, 11, about making her own rocket.
Rocketry was just one of the displays at the Mars New Year.
The Mars Exploration Celebration aims to inspire youth through fun and interactive activities to pursue an education and career in a science, technology, engineering, art and math, or STEAM, discipline while also providing the community with fun activities.
A NASA presentation, interactive exhibits and demonstrations filled Saturday on the main stage.
The Mars New Year, in its third year, is celebrated in the borough every 687 days, which amounts to one year on the planet Mars.
Read more in Monday's Butler Eagle.
