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2009 RASC-AL Competition for College Students →
NASA and the National Institute of Aerospace announce the 2009 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts Academic Linkage Competition. RASC-AL is a design project competition aimed at university-level engineering students. The RASC-AL contest challenges university students to think about what sorts of conditions astronauts will face when they return to the moon, then design projects that may become part of actual lunar exploration.
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16th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race →
Registration is open for the 16th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race. High school and college students design and build a vehicle that addresses a series of engineering problems similar to those faced by the original lunar-roving vehicle team. The race will take place April 3-4, 2009, in Huntsville, Ala., at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Entries must be received by Feb. 1, 2009.
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Name NASA's Next Mars Rover →
The Name NASA's Next Mars Rover Essay Contest provides kindergarten through high-school students with the opportunity to suggest names for the Mars Science Laboratory Rover, scheduled to launch in 2011 for a landing on Mars in 2012. Essays should be submitted between 11/18/2008 - 1/25/2009.
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2008-09 NASA University Design Contest in Exploration Systems
NASA invites college students to get involved with NASA's return to the moon by helping to design the tools and instruments needed for the next-generation manned moon rover.
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NASA And The Challenger Center Announce Naming Contest →
The Challenger Center is organizing and conducting the "Name that Habitat" competition for students in sixth through tenth grades from Oct 21 to Nov. 20, 2008. The Challenger Center will recruit subject matter experts to serve as judges for the contest and will provide prizes and other items for the winner and participants.
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Syracuse University - School of Architecture
Mark Robbins, Dean of Syracuse University's School of Architecture is desperately seeking young men and women of color interested in pursuing a five year professional degree in Architecture.
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2008 Young Scientist Challenge
Discovery Education and 3M are proud to partner with NASA for the 2008 Young Scientist Challenge. Currently in its 10th year, the YSC encourages the exploration of science among America's youth and promotes the importance of science communication at a critical age when interest in science begins to decline.
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INSPIRE
The Interdisciplinary National Science Project Incorporating Research and Education Experience, or INSPIRE, is a multi-tiered student pipeline project for students in grades 9-12 or in their freshman year of college.
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Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund 2008 Travel Grant →
The Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund is pleased to announce the first of two 2008 Travel Grant application opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing studies in fields of space science and engineering.