Five Students Soar to Space Camp | Los Angeles News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Five Santa Monica College students soared beyond Earth’s atmosphere—literally—thanks to a Proctor Foundation scholarship that funded their all-expenses-paid trip to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. Through immersive simulations and team missions, they tackled real aerospace challenges, discovering resilience, new passions, and the power of diverse perspectives. From rocket launches that taught perseverance to astrobiology discoveries that sparked dreams for underrepresented students, this experience didn’t just launch them into STEM—it ignited a future among the stars. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/3329dd617b3388a1