Mikulski announces funding for NASA Wallops Flight Facility

Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) announced Thursday the long-awaited federal funding that will go to NASA Wallops Flight Facility.

$632,000.00 is set to go to the Visitor Center STEM In Action Project.

According to a release from Mikulski’s office, the project is a collaboration between Wallops Visitor Center, Wallops Education Team, Virginia Space Flight Academy, and the Delmarva Space Sciences Foundation, and aims to have children learn about and understand space while also having fun.

Wallops STEM in Action is also one of three projects selected to build Mars exploration exhibits.