NASA Student Ambassadors

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NASA has inducted more than 80 high-performing interns into a new virtual community.

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NASA eClips™

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View videos highlighting current research and innovations.

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NASA Podcasts

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Check out the many different podcasts available from NASA.

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In the Spotlight

STS-128: Interactive Mission Timeline

STS-128 shuttle missions

The STS-128 crew will deliver logistics and supplies to the International Space Station.

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Constellation: Earth, Moon, Mars

Constellation: Earth, Moon, Mars

In this interactive feature, NASA astronaut Pam Melroy guides you through Constellation’s missions to low Earth orbit, the moon and ultimately Mars.

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Send Your Name to Mars

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Submit your name to be included on a microchip that will be sent to Mars as part of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission, scheduled to launch in 2011.

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Current Opportunities

  • Capture the Colorful Cosmos

    Capture the Colorful Cosmos  →

    Use MicroObservatory, an online network of robotic telescopes controlled over the Internet, to take part in this astrophotography project. Images must be submitted by Sept. 30, 2009.

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    Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program  →

    Undergraduate students are encouraged to apply for the chance to design, fabricate and test a reduced-gravity experiment. Proposals are due Oct. 28, 2009.

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    Solar System Ambassador Events  →

    NASA Solar System Ambassadors are planning education events at local venues across the United States. Visit the site for a calendar of events.

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Research Tools

  • Portion of Earth

    World Book for Students

    Students in grades 4-8 can use these resources for help with homework and reports.

  • Stars

    World Book @ NASA

    Middle and high school students can use these resources for research.

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    MyNASA

    Students 13 years and older may use MyNASA to help with homework and projects relating to NASA.

NASA Television

 

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NASA has many opportunities for students:



  • NASA Accepting Applications for Aeronautics Scholarship Awards

    08.27.09 - NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate will begin accepting scholarship applications on Sept. 1, 2009, for the 2010 academic year.

  • Touch the Moon in South Dakota

    08.12.09 - South Dakotans will have the rare chance to touch a piece of moon rock starting next week in NASA’s Driven to Explore traveling exhibit.

  • Braille Displays Get New Life With Artificial Muscles

    08.13.09 - Research with tiny artificial muscles may yield a full-page active Braille system that can refresh automatically and come to life right beneath your fingertips.

  • NASA Kids' Club

    Video Podcasts