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For a seventh-grade science project, 12-year-old Lauren Rojas reached for the stars — literally. Lauren sent a silver rocket bearing Hello Kitty and a pink breast cancer awareness ribbon high up into ...

It's not your average seventh grade science project, but sending Hello Kitty nearly 90,000 feet into space seemed like the perfect idea to 13-year-old Lauren Rojas. "My Dad and I were watching TV and ...