Dr. Gioia Massa, NASA Veggie project lead, addresses Langston University students, from left, Sherman Cravens, Kashia Cha, Courtney Miller and Makyah Farris inside a Space Station Processing Facility lab at Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 18, 2019. The tour, which was organized by Langston University professor Byron Quinn, Ph.D., and NASA’s Office of Education, included stops at SwampWorks, the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, the Vehicle Assembly Building, the visitor complex and the Center for Space Education.

Kennedy Space Center Veggie Project Manager Trent Smith addresses students from Langston University in Oklahoma inside a Space Station Processing Facility lab at the Florida spaceport on Sept. 18, 2019. The students were part of a tour of Kennedy organized by Langston professor Byron Quinn, Ph.D., and NASA’s Office of Education. The visit included stops at SwampWorks, the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, the Vehicle Assembly Building, the visitor complex and the Center for Space Education.

Langston University student Courtney Miller, left, interacts with Kennedy Space Center Veggie Project Manager Trent Smith inside a Space Station Processing Facility lab at Kennedy on Sept. 18, 2019. Behind them is Veggie Project lead Dr. Gioia Massa. Miller was one of four Langston students, along with professor Byron Quinn, Ph.D., who toured the Florida spaceport. The visit included stops at SwampWorks, the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, the Vehicle Assembly Building, the visitor complex and the Center for Space Education.

Langston University students, from left, Sherman Cravens, Makyah Farris and Courtney Miller listen to a presentation inside a Space Station Processing Facility lab at Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 18, 2019. The students were part of a tour of the Florida spaceport organized by NASA’s Office of Education and Byron Quinn, Ph.D., Langston University director of the Science Research Institute. The visit included stops at SwampWorks, the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, the Vehicle Assembly Building, the visitor complex and the Center for Space Education.

Courtney Miller, a student at Langston University in Oklahoma, participates in a hands-on experience inside a Space Station Processing Facility lab at Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 18, 2019. Miller was part of a tour of the Florida spaceport organized by NASA’s Office of Education and Langston professor Byron Quinn, Ph.D. The Kennedy visit included stops at SwampWorks, the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, the Vehicle Assembly Building, the visitor complex and the Center for Space Education.

Dr. Gioia Massa, NASA Veggie project lead, addresses Langston University students inside a Space Station Processing Facility lab at Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 18, 2019. The tour of the Florida spaceport was organized by NASA’s Office of Education and Byron Quinn, Ph.D., Langston University director of the Science Research Institute. Students visited SwampWorks, the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, the Vehicle Assembly Building, the visitor complex and the Center for Space Education.

Kennedy Space Center Veggie Project Manager Trent Smith talks with Langston University students, from left, Sherman Cravens, Makyah Farris and Courtney Miller inside a Space Station Processing Facility lab at Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 18, 2019. The students were part of a tour of the Florida spaceport organized by NASA’s Office of Education and Byron Quinn, Ph.D., Langston University director of the Science Research Institute. The visit included stops at SwampWorks, the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, the Vehicle Assembly Building, the visitor complex and the Center for Space Education.

Kennedy Space Center Research and Development Scientist Lashelle Spencer explains methods for growing vegetables in space to a group of students from Langston University inside a Space Station Processing Facility lab at Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 18, 2019. The students’ tour of the Florida spaceport included stops at SwampWorks, the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, the Vehicle Assembly Building, the visitor complex and the Center for Space Education.

Dr. Gioia Massa, NASA Veggie project lead, addresses Langston University students, from left, Sherman Cravens, Kashia Cha, Courtney Miller and Makyah Farris, along with Langston professor Byron Quinn, Ph.D., inside a Space Station Processing Facility lab at Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 18, 2019. The tour, which was organized by Quinn and NASA’s Office of Education, included stops at SwampWorks, the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, the Vehicle Assembly Building, the visitor complex and the Center for Space Education.

Kennedy Space Center Research and Development Scientist Lashelle Spencer discusses plant growth in space with Langston University students and professor Byron Quinn, Ph.D., inside a Space Station Processing Facility lab at Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 18, 2019. Quinn organized the tour through NASA’s Office of Education. The visit included stops at SwampWorks, the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, the Vehicle Assembly Building, the visitor complex and the Center for Space Education.

Langston University students Courtney Miller, left, and Sherman Cravens participate in a hands-on experience inside a Space Station Processing Facility lab at Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 18, 2019. Miller and Cravens were part of a tour of the Florida spaceport organized by Byron Quinn (background), Ph.D., Langston University director of the Science Research Institute, and NASA’s Office of Education. The Kennedy visit included stops at SwampWorks, the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, the Vehicle Assembly Building, the visitor complex and the Center for Space Education.

Langston University student Makyah Farris observes plants inside a Space Station Processing Facility lab at Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 18, 2019. Farris was part of a tour of the Florida spaceport organized by NASA’s Office of Education and Byron Quinn, Ph.D., Langston University director of the Science Research Institute. The students’ tour of Kennedy included stops at SwampWorks, the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, the Vehicle Assembly Building, the visitor complex and the Center for Space Education.