. >> in the first one we are about to have bacteria called bacillus subtilis. >> reporter: what is itillus subtilis. >> reporter: the judges at the smithsonian air and space museum were impressed and picked the experiment to go to space. >> if you want to do something wad somebody says that you shouldn't do that, don't let them pull you down. >> reporter: the girls alebrated by piling into the back of a pickup truck to catch a glimpse of their future. pee that tiny white speck floating in the sky? that is the i.s.s. flying by. >> oh my god. >> instead of looking up all this stuff online or on the internet, we can actually see it. >> reporter: you can look up. >> yeah. right there. >> reporter: despite being one of the youngest teams from a tiny texas town, the girls shot for the stars and landed on the international space station. omar villafranca, cbs news, marfa, tex >> quijano: big dreams. that is the "cbs weekend news." later on cbs, "60 minutes." the news continues now on our digital network cbsn at cbsnews.com. i'm elaine quijano in new york. for all of us at cbs news, thank you