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Strategic Air and Space Museum GALA 2007
Inspiring the Next Generation

Thursday, November 8, 2007 6:00-9:00pm

Enjoy cocktails, dinner and entertainment
Live and silent auction to benefit the Museum education programs

For more information visit www.strategicairandspace.com
Or call (402) 614-2399 ext. 3

 

NEBRASKA STUDENTS COMPLETE NASA’S EXPLORATION SYSTEMS SUMMER INTERNSHIPS

The NASA Nebraska Space Grant placed four University of Nebraska – Lincoln Mechanical Engineering students in exciting aerospace research internships across the country this summer. The program is part of NASA’s workforce development initiatives to encourage students to consider careers in science fields that will contribute to the exploration of space.

Andrew Kelley spent the summer at Lockheed Martin in Littleton, CO working on an autonomous robot control project. He will be continuing his research experience this fall at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX where he will participate in the NASA Undergraduate Student Researchers Program.

Jonathan Soneson conducted research at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA, testing Mars Science Lab equipment to help engineers design flight hardware. Nathan Wood, last year’s JPL intern, completed a summer internship this year at Honeybee Robotics, a NASA contractor, in New York City. Wood assisted on two mechanical sample handling projects for surface exploration in the extreme environments of space.

Amy Lehman completed an internship at Nebraska Surgical Solutions where she developed and tested robotic prototype devices for minimally invasive surgery. She gained an appreciation for the importance of remote surgery to space exploration where astronauts with medical emergencies will be far removed from a hospital environment.

The program will continue for the next several summers, offering Nebraska college and university students opportunities to intern at NASA and with various aerospace companies. For more information on the program, contact the NASA Nebraska Space Grant at (402) 554-3772.

The NASA Nebraska Space Grant Consortium is housed at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The program administers NASA scholarships and fellowships to college and university students throughout the state.


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Strategic Air & Space Museum Exhibit
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September 29, 2007 - January 6, 2007

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NASA Video Promotes Return to the Moon
Posted May 2007

NASA has a new education podcast series for high school and college students interested in participating in NASA learning opportunities.
NASA Student Opportunities is a weekly audio podcast that features interviews with students who have received NASA internships, fellowships or scholarships. Students share their experiences and offer suggestions for students who are interested in pursuing NASA learning opportunities.The podcasts also provide information about upcoming learning opportunities and application deadlines.

NASA HELPS LOCAL STUDENT ROCKET SCIENTISTS REACH FOR THE STARS

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Some of the best student scientists from across the
country are hard at work on their model rockets, set to launch this
spring as part of NASA's Student Launch Initiative. Student teams
will display and launch their vehicles at a rocket launch event April
25-28 hosted by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,
Ala. Each vehicle must be designed to carry a tracking device and a
recoverable science payload. The rocket itself is required to be
reusable and reach an altitude of one mile during flight.

Middle and high school students from Colorado, Connecticut, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin are taking part in the program
that provides students a unique opportunity to gain practical
experience in aerospace and engineering activities. More....

 

Students Gear Up for Robot Competition
BY KRISTIN ZAGURSKI
OMAHA WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Tools lay scattered among metal and wood shavings on the floor of Scott Kneifl's classroom Monday at Papillion-La Vista High School.

School wasn't in session, but a handful of students hurriedly drilled and filed the robot they've been building for six weeks in preparation for its journey today to Kansas City.

The 17 members of Big Red Robotics - as the combined robotics team from Papillion-La Vista and Papillion-La Vista South High Schools is called - will join the robot there next month for a regional FIRST Robotics Competition.

This year is the first that a team from Nebraska has competed, Kneifl said. More...

Read the NASA Nebraska Space Grant Consortium past Press Releases.