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NASA Student Ambassadors Program

Application due date is September 29, 2008.

NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Space Grant Internship Program

Application packets must be received by the Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium no later than the dates listed:

Spring 2009 – October 17, 2008

Summer 2009 – January 23, 2009

Fall 2009 – February 27, 2009

CanSat Competition

Applications are due Oct. 31, 2008.

NASA Means Business Student Competition 2009 

Prizes for the winner include a ride for two in  a “Zero Gravity” airplane or $10,000 in cash.

Email your name, contact information and school(s) to fort@tsgc.utexas.edu by   November 7, 2008.

Want to know the details? See http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/nmb/

Semester Internship Opportunity

Open until filled.

For more details and forms see: Semester-based Internship

Experience NASA

The Ames Education Associates Program is a unique experiential learning program that provides university students and faculty the opportunity to "experience NASA." As an Educational Associate, you will have the opportunity to participate in a project related to one or more of NASA's missions:

* Space Shuttle and International Space Station
* Looking at the Earth
* Exploring our Solar System
* Space Science & Technology
* Deep Space Missions
* Research Aircraft
For more information about this program and who can participate, click here.

Click here to view the list of current positions.

 
 

     Ranger 3 was designed to transmit pictures of the lunar surface to Earth stations during a period of 10 minutes of flight prior to impacting on the Moon, to rough-land a seismometer capsule on the Moon, to collect gamma-ray data in flight, to study radar reflectivity of the lunar surface, and to continue testing of the Ranger program for development of lunar and interplanetary spacecraft.
 
 
The Nevada Space Grant Consortium Mission:             Our mission is to create and expand opportunities for Nevada students and faculty to be active participants in NASA aeronautics and space programs. We support the national agenda to develop a strong math, science, engineering and technology education base through the funding of research and higher education programs, supporting students in internships and the NASA academic and partnering with industry and local government.