NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The FIRST robotics competitions are exciting national engineering and robotics competitions. NASA Glenn Research Center supports the middle school FIRST LEGO League competition by providing registration scholarships and training for participating schools. In the high school competition, teams have 6 weeks to build a 100 lb. robot.

Image to left: Students participate in FIRST Robotics Program.

NASA provides team registration scholarships and technical support mentors. Since the spring of 2002, NASA Glenn Research Center has been a sponsor of the Buckeye Regional, one of twenty-six FIRST regional competitions in the country.

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NASA Glenn Educational Programs Office Contact:
Carol Galica

Phone:(216) 433-5112
E-mail: Carol.A.Galica@grc.nasa.gov