Northrop Grumman says that 77.8 percent of teachers sent floating around in a modified Boeing 727 aircraft flying parabolic arcs as part of the company's Weightless Flights of Discovery Program report an increase in the number of their students interested in pursuing science and math careers. In a release, the company said 205 once weightless (mostly middle-school) teachers have passed on the message that "science is cool" to an estimated 25,000 students and Northrop has qualified that interest with an acronym. The company says the initiative has driven interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
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