[nabs-l] Fw: NASA Program Offers Community College Scholars Chance to Design Space Rovers, Visit Houston's Johnson Space Center

[Robert Jaquiss]

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Robert Jaquiss

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Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 12:28 PM
Subject: NASA Program Offers Community College Scholars Chance to Design 
Space Rovers, Visit Houston's Johnson Space Center


> Dec. 3, 2009
>
> Stephanie Schierholz
> Headquarters, Washington
> 202-358-4997
> stephanie.schierholz at nasa.gov
>
> Jenna C. Maddix
> Johnson Space Center, Houston
> 281-483-5111
> jenna.c.maddix at nasa.gov
>
> RELEASE: 09-280
>
> NASA PROGRAM OFFERS COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARS CHANCE TO DESIGN SPACE 
> ROVERS, VISIT HOUSTON'S JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
>
> WASHINGTON -- NASA is offering community and junior college students
> from across the country an opportunity to participate in a
> semester-long scholars program, culminating in a three-day visit to
> NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
>
> Students who apply and are chosen for the National Community College
> Aerospace Scholars program will interact with NASA engineers and each
> other as they learn more about careers in science and engineering.
> Program participants will form teams and establish fictitious
> companies interested in Mars exploration during the 2010 spring
> semester. Each team will be responsible for developing a prototype
> rover, designing a line drawing of their rover, and forming a company
> infrastructure, including budget, communications and presentations.
>
> Applications are due Dec. 15. To be eligible, students must be U.S.
> citizens enrolled at a community or junior college with an interest
> in science, technology, engineering, or math. Additionally, students
> must have access to the Internet and e-mail and be able to commit to
> full participation in the program, including a three-day residence at
> Johnson from May 20-22, 2010. NASA will select 45 program
> participants to attend the on-site event. NASA will pay their travel
> expenses.
>
> "Almost half of post-secondary students are enrolled at community
> colleges, and few programs are available to them," said Linda Smith,
> manager of both this program and the Texas Aerospace Scholars program
> at Johnson. "NASA is proud to offer students nationwide this career
> opportunity to engage in disciplines critical to the nation's space
> exploration."
>
> The National Community College Aerospace Scholars is a pilot program
> based on Texas Aerospace Scholars, a program created by the state of
> Texas in partnership with Johnson and the Texas education community.
> Both programs are designed to encourage community and junior college
> students to enter careers in science and engineering and join the
> nation's high technology workforce.
>
> For more information about NASA's National Community College Aerospace
> Scholars, visit:
>
>
>
> http://aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov/NCAS
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