K-State student's systems tested aboard Space Shuttle Columbia.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-27 March 2002-Kansas State University: K-State student's systems tested aboard Space Shuttle Columbia (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:27032002 MANHATTAN -- Not many summer internships include a space launch, complete with astronauts, Mission Control and the Hubble Space Telescope.

But for one Kansas State University student, his internship experience has been like nothing else on Earth. Ben Voigt watched the Space Shuttle Columbia launch Friday, March 1, with the heart-monitoring system on board he helped develop. At Mission Control, he worked with a team of NASA flight surgeons to analyze data from his system during the fourth Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission. Voigt, senior in electrical engineering, McPherson,...