Bandera – recognized as the Cowboy Capital of the World – is taking a look at things that are “out of this world” thanks to the work of Bandera Middle School students, the Bandera Independent School District and community supporters. BMS students were selected in a competition against students from 33 other communities to have an experiment fly on the International Space Station – or the ISS – orbiting 254 miles above the earth. Superintendent Dr. Jerry Hollingsworth talked about the potential educational impact this is having on BISD and its students. “The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) is a perfect example of ...