Five /*Shelton High School*/ students have a science experiment on the shuttle, which blasted off Monday from /*Cape Canaveral*/. It is the only/*Connecticut*/ school with a project on /*Endeavour*/, which is scheduled for a 14-day trip.
Their experiment involves growing bacteria to test microgravity's effect on how certain cell walls develop.
The students traveled to Florida in April when the shuttle was first expected to launch, but it was delayed because of a mechanical problem. They watched the launch Monday from their Shelton classroom.
The shuttle Atlantis will also carry a Connecticut project into space next month. Hartford's Annie Fisher STEM Magnet School recently was named among 12 schools nationwide to develop an experiment for the trip.
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