{"id":3613,"date":"2025-12-11T01:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T01:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/?p=3613"},"modified":"2026-01-04T22:53:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T22:53:51","slug":"aaes-nasa-stella-eastern-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/aaes-nasa-stella-eastern-shore\/","title":{"rendered":"AAES Brings NASA\u2019s STELLA Remote Sensing to Virginia\u2019s Eastern Shore"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3613\" class=\"elementor elementor-3613\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07798a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"07798a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a57ac41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a57ac41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AAES Brings NASA\u2019s STELLA Remote Sensing \n<br \/>to Virginia\u2019s Eastern Shore\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84aa3f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84aa3f9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-559932e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"559932e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Story by Rachel White AAES<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4c53a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4c53a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/aaes.oduceio.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Aerospace Academy of the Eastern Shore (AAES)<\/strong><\/a>\u2014a STEM-focused lab school led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Old Dominion University<\/strong><\/a> in partnership with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accomack.k12.va.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accomack County Public Schools<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncpsk12.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northampton County Public Schools<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/es.vccs.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eastern Shore Community College<\/a><\/strong>\u2014is expanding hands-on aerospace learning through <strong>remote sensing<\/strong> using <strong>NASA\u2019s STELLA (Science and Technology Education for Land\/Life Assessment)<\/strong> instruments. STELLA is an open-source, low-cost suite of DIY instruments (including student-build spectrometers) that introduces learners to the same Earth-observation concepts used in NASA missions\u2014connecting local measurements to satellite-based remote sensing and analysis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006acc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"006acc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AAES_pic2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3684\" alt=\"AAES\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AAES_pic2.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AAES_pic2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AAES_pic2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AAES_pic2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AAES_pic2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">AAES students building STELLA-Q2<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734a75f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"734a75f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most recently, AAES ninth-grade students <strong>built a STELLA-Q2 device in teams<\/strong> and collected preliminary spectral data. The STELLA-Q2 is designed for classroom accessibility (connector-based, no soldering) and includes <strong>multiple spectrometer sensors<\/strong> that measure irradiance in the visible to near-infrared range, making it an ideal entry point for students new to scientific instrumentation and data collection. Students celebrated the moment their devices \u201ccame to life,\u201d and the build process intentionally reinforced productive struggle\u2014requiring careful assembly, debugging, and iteration as they learned to trust both the engineering process and the data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604c8e6 elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"604c8e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" 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class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">AAES students using STELLA-Q2 spectrometer collecting 3 spectral data timelines for comparison.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"604c8e6\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"AAES_pic3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzY4MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3NjaWVuY2UuZ3NmYy5uYXNhLmdvdlwvc3RlbGxhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wMVwvQUFFU19waWMzLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI2MDRjOGU2In0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AAES_pic3.jpeg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AAES_pic3-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"AAES\" \/><div 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the Eastern Shore\u2014where coastal ecosystems, agriculture, and NASA Wallops\u2019 aerospace context create a powerful living laboratory. Over time, students will use STELLA to connect field measurements to NASA Earth observation datasets (e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/landsat\/\">Landsat<\/a>) and apply remote sensing to real questions, building the quantitative, technical, and analytical skills that translate directly to aerospace and geospatial careers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4329289 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4329289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Planned applications at AAES include:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Coastal &amp; wetland monitoring:<\/strong> vegetation health and change detection in marsh systems<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>Agriculture &amp; land management:<\/strong> crop\/plant reflectance patterns and seasonal trends<br \/><br 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