Is it true that Chinese American students are not allowed to participate in key experiments?

On September 9th, the launch ceremony of CubeSat-Irvine-2 satellite, a micro-space satellite launch project for Owen High School students, was held on September 6th. However, some new immigrant students from China reported that they were not allowed to participate in some key experimental projects because they had not yet entered the United States. China students are embarrassed and puzzled about being treated differently.

According to reports, "CubeSat" is an extracurricular science project supported by NASA. It is supported by a seed fund of 6.5438+0.5 million sponsored by the Owen School District Public Schools Foundation, and five teams of teachers from five high schools in Owen and 654.38+0.5 students work together. Neda Eaton, CEO of the Foundation, called it "the top priority of the school district". According to the report, this is the first space satellite project attempted by high school students in the western United States, and it is also used to cultivate reserve forces for the American space industry.

According to reports, starting from 20 15, after more than a year of in-depth research and development and careful production, the small satellite "Erwan 1" was tested and delivered in July and will be launched by an Indian rocket at the end of the year. If successful, the students in Irvine may make history, which will be the first successful attempt to launch a space communication satellite for high school students in the United States. Once CubeSat enters the planned elliptical orbit about 200 to 300 miles away, it will take photos of Venus, the moon and other planets. The currently launched "Owen 2" will be one of the 34 small physical satellites in the world.

Many China students in Owen School District participated in the CubeSat small satellite project, and some of them have become backbone members, including many new immigrant students. According to the parents of China students in Irvine, due to the confidentiality of NASA projects, only American citizens are allowed to enter some important laboratories or participate in some important tests according to relevant regulations.

Therefore, when the final delivery test was conducted in a sterile laboratory workbench at Tyvak headquarters in July, the company's customers included government agencies and commercial customers from all over the world, but the delivery activities were limited to students with citizenship, and students with green card status were not allowed to enter. Some new immigrant students from China waited in the parking lot for two hours that day, waiting for their teammates to conduct the final test in the laboratory to prepare for the launch integration of Owen 2.

According to the report, the new immigrant students who were enthusiastic and actively involved were at a loss because they could not participate in the activities. In the face of this embarrassing situation, they felt very uncomfortable. Some students said that they simply love the launch of space satellites and are eager for rare learning opportunities, but they are actually excluded and obstructed, which is very incomprehensible.