| High School Musical star Corbin Bleu has | | | | children, with the help of Corbin Bleu, a |
| recently risen to a different level as he | | | | popular figure in that age bracket. Blue |
| joined a number of teachers to literally go | | | | added that the organization approached him |
| into weightlessness. Believing that science | | | | with this offer, as they believed that he was |
| is fun and not just for geeks, the young star | | | | a good role model who could promote science |
| teamed up with The Northrop Grunman | | | | and math to students. |
| Foundation of Los Angeles to celebrate 50 | | | | |
| years in space. As part of his participation, | | | | In addition, TVGuide asked Blue for some |
| he joined the teachers as they lifted off the | | | | tidbits on the upcoming High School Musical |
| ground and conducted other experiments which | | | | 3. |
| were designed to test Newton's Laws of | | | | |
| Motions. | | | | "It's really going to be nice to go back for |
| | | | one last hurrah and then just finish up the |
| The teachers, along with Bleu, were taken up | | | | whole High School Musical phenomenon," he |
| in a plane where they experienced no gravity. | | | | said. |
| The modified plane also allowed the other | | | | |
| passengers to move around and conduct their | | | | Currently, there has been no script produced |
| experiments. | | | | yet, but the basic idea will revolve around |
| | | | the students' senior year at East High. |
| "You literally can spin around and flip and | | | | |
| do anything, like push off the wall and go | | | | Once the final High School Musical film is |
| flying across the room like Superman," Blue | | | | over, Bleu will be looking forward to |
| explained to TVGuide later. | | | | pursuing other projects that will be |
| | | | different than what he has done before. His |
| After their experience, the teachers went | | | | upcoming film, Metal Burning, is about a |
| back to their classrooms, sharing their | | | | teenager who supports his family, |
| learnings and photos of the event with their | | | | subsequently developing an interest in |
| students. The organizers of the event aimed | | | | Motocross. Bleu also aspires to become a |
| to increase the interest in science among | | | | producer aside from being an actor. |