iLEAD Student Aerospace Projects

09/15/2026

06/17/2026

Keep soaring, iLEAD Agua Dulce! ✈️

06/05/2026

🎨 Congratulations to all who participated in the DreamUp to Space Artwork Design Challenge! We are thrilled to announce the artwork selected for flight to the International Space Station. Keep dreaming up, iLEAD! 🚀

06/02/2026

What a fun day of team-building and STEAM!

04/23/2026

Calling all iLEAD network 8th-12th graders!

Team Mycotecture’s experiment has been selected for launch to the International Space Station on NASA's SpaceX CRS-35 scheduled for August 15, 2026, and we need your help! Sending an experiment to space takes a lot of work, and we need a team. We seek highly motivated, hardworking teammates to help us get this experiment to space.

🚀 This program requires around 1-2 hours (or more) of work per week.
🚀 Must be available on Zoom on Thursdays at 4:00 PM.
🚀 Spots on our team are limited. If you are interested in joining our launch team to send mycotecture to space, apply by May 1.
🚀 Please note that a letter of recommendation is required in the application. The letter should address the learner’s character, work ethic and any other information that would be helpful.

APPLY BY MAY 1: https://tinyurl.com/ms82ruxu

Team Mycotecture looks forward to hearing from you!

04/23/2026

Calling all iLEAD network 4th-7th graders!

Team Medicago sativa (Alfalfa)’s experiment has been selected for launch to the International Space Station on NASA's SpaceX CRS-35 scheduled for August 15, 2026, and we need your help! Sending an experiment to space takes a lot of work, and we need a team. We seek highly motivated, hardworking teammates to help us get this experiment to space.
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🌟 This program requires around 1-2 hours (or more) of work per week.
🌟 Must be available on Zoom on Thursdays at 4:00 PM.
🌟 Spots on our team are limited. If you are interested in joining our launch team to send alfalfa to space, apply by May 1.​
🌟 Please note that a letter of recommendation is required in the application. The letter should address the learner’s character, work ethic and any other information that would be helpful.

Apply now: https://tinyurl.com/2v4rkh4p

Team Medicago sativa (Alfalfa) looks forward to hearing from you!

04/22/2026

🚀 We are pleased to announce the selected teams for the iLEAD California DreamUp to Space 4th-7th Grade and 8th-12th Grade Experiment Design Challenges!

Congratulations to the 4th-7th Grade Selected Team

🧪 Team Medicago sativa (Alfalfa)
School:
Member: Annmarie E.
Grade: 7th
Question: What is the impact of microgravity on the germination of the variants UCAL2250, Ameristand 901TS, and Sholty of Medicago sativa?

Congratulations to the 8th-12th Grade Selected Team

🧪 Team Mycotecture
School:
Members: William T. and Teagan K.
Grades: 9th and 10th
Question: How does microgravity affect the structural integrity of mycelium-based biocomposite materials?

Congratulations again to all of iLEAD California's 25-26 4th-7th grade finalists and 8th-12th grade finalists. We are so proud of your hard work!