Cran Middlecoat

STEM Educator | Airline Pilot | Owner It’s Rocket Science Adventures Passionate about making a difference for the next generation of aerospace professionals.

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Seven hours solid, and over 2000 rockets launched, at Planes, Trains & Autos public event, supported by Ipswich City Council and Qld Museum.

My highlight, launching with Henry. He thought he could only watch. Henry’s smile said it all. Let’s all remember to focus on ABILITY.

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Brisbane followers we have some pretty cool events comming up. Our friends from Grace Lutheran College are hosting their annual Bright Minds Festivals in next month

Join us on May 23 at the Rothwell Campus, and carve up the sky with us.

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I absolutely DESPISE the saying, ‘practice makes perfect’ because it is an enormous lie!

#progress

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World Sci Fest Brisbane is underway. Yesterday afternoon we had a lot of happy young engineers and some very tired little legs from all the running to recovery their rockers.

I love seeing young people excited about all things STEM, especially ROCKET SCIENCE!

@WSFBrisbane

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The Sky is clear!

Please all join in the @WorldSciFest fun and launch a rocket for yourself this afternoon after school at New Farm Park from 3:30pm to 6:00pm.

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We’re fortunate to have retired teacher Petar Nikolic on our team. Not so long ago Petar was delivering our STEM rocketry workshops when he was approached by two teachers. Petar discovered that these teachers where once his students he taught many years before. Thanks ‘Mr Nik’

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From flying jets across the globe, to flying water rockets across the school yard.

I’m really looking forward to tonight’s (tonight in Australia anyway) SpaceMates online chat session, hosted by Ray Stott from SpaceSpecialists. Eventbrite tickets here,

https://t.co/kIlT0n7yYh

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Success will NEVER be found in your comfort zone. To achieve you have to get comfortable with feeling uncomfortable. You must allow yourself to fail, because that is where the lessons to succeed are found.

Failure is success in progress. Albert Einstein.

#faillearnwin #FAIL

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I love it when little engineers share their creations with me. After this young lady flew her rocket then drew a picture she titled ‘My Rocket’. We must always create an environment where our students feel safe to explore and discover new aspects of their learning pathways.

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Not all heroes wear capes, a great many heroes wear overalls with PARAMEDIC printed on them.

I suffered a seizure had to be take to hospital via ambulance. Yesterday I got to say thank you to the paramedic Sally (pictured holding my rocket) who drove me to hospital.

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Qld Rocketry launch is this coming Sun 21 March for 8am.

Come along to carve up the sky with us. All welcome, there is no minimum age requirements to participate. We’re always looking for someone to press the BIG RED button.

Info, https://t.co/9Sem2IuHqD

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COSPAR-K Sydney launch dates are confirmed. Lock-in August 11 -15, 2021.

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@lisaharveysmith Send them your bill.

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He got splashed with mud, raced around the oval like it was play time, all along not realising he was reinforcing his STEM skills & knowledge of angles, fair testing, use of scaled instruments, table interpretation, data analysis to name a few.

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Amazing woman in STEM - Eileen Collins, Colonel in the US Air Force, test pilot, logged over 5,000 flight hours in 30 different aircraft, assistant professor in mathematics, NASA astronaut. She was the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle.

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Never underestimate your influence.

Not so long ago our team member Petar was presenting our STEM workshop at a Brisbane primary school when he was approached by two teachers. Petar was chuffed to discover that these two teachers where his students that he taught years before.

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Focus on ability.

The European Space Agency recently made a commitment to enhance inclusiveness by launching the Parastronaut Project. This project will asses the feasibility of allowing those with physical disabilities to become astronauts.

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If you’re in Brisbane this Saturday morning and interested in doing something a little different, join us fir the Air Experience day at Aviation High. We will be launching our water rockets.

Where: Aviation High School, 67 Widdop St, Clayfield.
When: 6 March 2021, 10am - 2pm

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During our lower primary STEM activations on ‘Living & Non-living’ and ‘Push & Pull’, we launch Ham, our Beanie Boo Chimpanzee! The rotary damper unwinds, as the rocket ascends releasing the parachute, bringing Ham safely back to earth.

Ham was the name of the NASA chimpanzee.

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