2007 Marsville Project
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Air Force Lt. Col. Jim Dutton, a NASA astronaut, speaks to Katelyn Swanger, 10, a fifth grader from Longwood Elementary, during Marsville April 20 inside Hangar 110. She was explaining the purpose of the project to the astronaut. Fifth-grade students from three elementary schools kicked off the Marsville Project culminating six weeks of study about space. The project required students from Cherokee, Valparaiso and Longwood Elementary Schools to experience a day of living in "space" by building a habitat. During the weeks prior to Marsville, students learned about the life support systems to consider before travel into space, such as the need for air, water, transportation and garbage disposal. Each student built a life support system model to bring with them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)