NASA, TSU program launches learning

The new Aerospace Education Lab at Tennessee State University puts an authentic flight simulator, wall-to-wall computers, an inflatable planetarium and wind tunnel at the fingertips of K-12 students across Middle Tennessee.

This scientific playground, which opened in November, is one asset a new NASA-sponsored program at TSU uses to inspire at-risk students to pursue math, science and engineering careers.

More than 1,000 Middle Tennessee students and their parents have participated in TSU