Mahan’s project, “The Effect of Intense, Sustained and Fluctuating G-Forces on the Functionality of a Small, Full-Range Speaker Driver,” will test the sound quality, appearance and frequency response of a speaker before it goes into space as well as after it returns. The experiment will travel aboard a sounding rocket as part of the “RockOn! 2023 Student Launch,” which is scheduled for liftoff between 5:30 and 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 22, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility (Virginia).
Cubes in Space is a free, global competition that asks students (ages 11-18) to design and propose experiments to be launched into space on a NASA sounding rocket and/or zero-pressure scientific balloon. Students are encouraged to use their imaginations and critical-thinking skills to research and develop experiments that connect to real-world Earth or space-based problems or needs.
The program is offered in collaboration with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center — Wallops Flight Facility, NASA’s Langley Research Center, and SSAI (Science Systems & Applications Inc).
For more information, visit www.cubesinspace.com.