NASA Academy

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NASA Academy

• National Council of Space Grant Directors
• Washington, DC
• 15 March 1997

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NASA Academy
Space Grant
Group Project
Research
Site Visits
Seminars
Research Associate
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NASA Academy Evolution

• of Research Associates per year
• 93 94 95 96 97 TOTAL
• GSFC 19 24 23 24 23 113
• MSFC 14 14 14 10 52
• ARC 10 10
• DFRC 5 5
• GRAND TOTAL 180

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National Evolution
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Current Status

• Research Associate selection
• ARC 10 students/30 applications
• DFRC 5 students/14 applications
• GSFC 23 students/80 applications
• MSFC 10 students/(selection completed 13 March)
• Draft Profile Book
• GSFC on-line 1997 draft Profile Book
• http//university.gsfc.nasa.gov/SA/

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NASA Academy Elements

• Research
• Seminars
• Site Visits
• Group Project

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Research

• ARC - Astrobiology
• DFRC - Aeronautics
• GSFC - Earth Science, Space Science, Technology
• MSFC - Transportation systems, Microgravity
  research

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Status of GSFC Group Projects

• 1993
• Feasibility study for launch opportunities to
  Jupiter for Shoemaker-Levy comet impact
• NASA slide presentation for public outreach
• 1994
• Increasing educational community accessibility to
  Get Away Special (GAS)
• 1995
• NASA Academy Alumni Association
• Developing an SR-71 based launch vehicle
• 1996
• Mars conference multimedia presentation
• Red Rover Mars base

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NASA AcademyAlumni Association

• Ensure the quality of the Academy programs
• Promote communications, fellowship, camaraderie,
  and an esprit de corps among Alumni
• Participate in programs that promote NASA and
  space education, and communicate the excitement
  of space exploration

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Status of NASA AcademyAlumni Association

• Non-profit corporation created
• Executive Council of NASA Academy alumnus
  established
• Board of Advisors of distinguished aerospace
  professionals being created

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Alumni Association Goals

• Academy Congress this summer
• Academy presentation package for Space Grant
  prepared by October 1997
• Establish WWW page for Academy information as
  Space Grant resource
• Fund an Academy student during the summer of 1998

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Alumni Association Issues

• Getting feedback to Space Grants
• Making Academy a national program
• Creating a partnership between NASA, Space Grant,
  and Alumni

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Space Grant Issues

• Uniform application
• Usable on-line version
• Application available in November
• Two weeks for Space Grant review
• Required Space Grant presentation