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HJ130 • 2026

Commending Team Aeroloco.

Commending Team Aeroloco.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Hope
Last action
2026-04-09
Official status
Passed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify any limitations or unknowns beyond what is stated in the summary.

Praise for Team Aeroloco

This bill commends a group of students called Team Aeroloco for winning a science competition and sending an experiment to space.

What This Bill Does

  • Commends Team Aeroloco for their success in the Go For Launch! Kuiper event.
  • Recognizes that Team Aeroloco's experiment was sent to the International Space Station.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Team Aeroloco members: Asher Greene, Shrestha Parthaje, Ryan C. Sullivan, and Grayson Talbot.

Terms To Know

Go For Launch! Kuiper event
A science competition where students create experiments to be sent into space.
International Space Station (ISS)
A research laboratory in space that orbits Earth and allows scientists to conduct experiments.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not provide any financial support or changes laws, it only expresses praise.
  • It acknowledges the work of Higher Orbits and Space Tango on the project but does not detail their specific roles beyond mentioning them.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-09 House

    Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ130ER)

  2. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Agreed to by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  3. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Received

  4. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Laid on Clerk's Desk

  5. 2026-02-16 House

    Engrossed by House

  6. 2026-02-16 House

    Agreed to by House by voice vote

  7. 2026-02-12 House

    Presented and laid on Speaker's table 26104355D

Official Summary Text

Commending Team Aeroloco.

Current Bill Text

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Commending Team Aeroloco.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 16, 2026
Agreed to by the Senate, February 19, 2026
WHEREAS, Team Aeroloco, composed of four students from Northern Virginia high schools, won the Go For Launch! Kuiper event in 2024, gaining the opportunity to create a science experiment that was sent to the International Space Station in 2025; and
WHEREAS, at the time, Team Aeroloco was made up of Asher Greene of Arlington Tech, Shrestha Parthaje of Chantilly High School, Ryan C. Sullivan of Yorktown High School, and Grayson Talbot of Washington-Liberty High School; and
WHEREAS, Team Aeroloco worked with the nonprofit organization Higher Orbits and the aerospace company Space Tango to develop an experiment studying the behavior of a type of yellow slime mold in zero gravity; and
WHEREAS, Team Aeroloco's experiment placed the slime mold, which is known for its ability to find efficient pathways for growth, in a 3D maze, allowing scientists and medical researchers to gather data on applications for cancer treatments; and
WHEREAS, in August 2025, Team Aeroloco's experiment was sent to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Team Aeroloco on winning the Go For Launch! Kuiper event in 2024; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare copies of this resolution for presentation to the members of Team Aeroloco—Asher Greene, Shreshta Parthaje, Ryan C. Sullivan, and Grayson Talbot—as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the team's achievements and contributions to cancer treatment research.