Dylan Vandeventer

My son loves space! We flew to Cape Canaveral to watch Artemis launch! He loves learning about planets and is curious about life on Mars.

Placed 23rd

in their group

Thank you for supporting Dylan Vandeventer in this year's competition. Your participation made a huge impact for The Planetary Society and their mission to inspire curiosity and help shape the future of space exploration for everyone.



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Why They Love Being a Student

He loves learning something new everyday

Favorite Subject & Why

His favorite subject is Math, you can turn anything into counting

How $20,000 Would Support Their Goals

The $20,000 award would support my education for the future! My son would like to take robotics courses and engineering classes but those are always very pricey to get into.

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