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May 24, 2013

Honor Student Expelled For Science Experiment Receives Space Academy Scholarship 
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A 16-year-old honor student in Florida who was expelled from her high
school after a science experiment went awry has received a full
scholarship to U.S. Space Academy, courtesy of a NASA vet who, as a
teen, was accused of starting a forest fire during a science experiment.
In April, Kiera Wilmot was arrested and charged with two felonies after
she blew up a small water bottle on the grounds of her school. The
charges were later dropped.

 

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