High School Aerospace Scholars

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High School Aerospace Scholars
NASA Johnson Space Center www.nasa.gov
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What is High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS)?

• HAS is an interactive on-line learning
  experience, highlighted by a six-day internship
  where selected students are encouraged to study
  math, science, engineering, or computer science
  by interacting with engineers at NASA JSC.

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Who can participate?

• HAS Requirements
• High school junior
• U.S. citizen
• Texas resident
• Have Internet access

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Timeline

• Application Available Online August
• Application Deadline November 13
• Student Notification December 4
• Complete online lessons December - May
• HAS summer sessions June - August

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Online Lessons
From January through May, scholars complete 10
online lessons consisting of reading curriculum,
writing essays, solving math problems, and
developing designs.
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Final Project

• In addition to the online lessons, students
  complete a final project on a topic of their
  choice.

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Mission Integration Gray Team

• Responsible for coordinating the logistics of the
  mission
• Mission Parameters / Overall Goals
• Landing Site / Crew Selection
• Budget
• Space Law

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Getting There Red Team

• Responsible for designing vehicle to get to Mars
• Rationale and risk assessment
• Prototyping and testing of systems on the Moon
• Interplanetary spacecraft design (propulsion,
  timelines, and communication systems)
• Radiation hazards
• Microgravity issues

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Living There White Team

• Responsible for designing the living facilities
  on Mars
• Moon/Mars habitat design
• Plant growth facilities
• In-situ resource utilization on Mars (air, water,
  fuel)
• Radiation and climate hazards
• Nutrition and exercise
• Recreation and interpersonal relationships

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Working There Blue Team

• Responsible for experiments and research done on
  Mars
• Exploration the search for life
• Laboratories and tools
• Space suit requirements
• Rovers and robots
• Team organization

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Team Projects
Each team will create a PowerPoint presentation
and a show board to display their work at the
closing luncheon.
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Behind the Scenes Tours of JSC Facilities

• Mission Control

• Shuttle Simulators

Vacuum Chamber

• Shuttle and ISS Mock-ups

• Neutral Buoyancy Lab

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Competitive Activities

• Evening activities include competitive events
  such as
• lander activities
• lofter activities
• rover competition
• rocket launches

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Teachers Serve as Counselors
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Closing Luncheon
At the conclusion of the week, scholars present
their mission to Mars at a closing luncheon
where parents, State Legislators, and community
leaders attend.
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Follow-Up Commitment

• Once the distance learning activities are
  finished and the summer workshop has ended,
  scholars are encouraged to
• Maintain contact with their mentor and fellow
  scholars
• Help recruit new students to the program
• Maintain contact with NASA concerning their
  choice of college, choice of major, and
  post-graduation plans.

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Benefits of HAS

• Experience engineering first-hand
• Work with NASA scientists and engineers
• Earn a science elective credit towards graduation
• Discover career opportunities at NASA
• Eligible for TAS Internship during college

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HAS Accomplishments

• 2002 - Middle School and Community College
  Aerospace Scholars began
• Fall 2006 - TAS Internship began
• 2007 - Collaborated with the Museum of Flight to
  replicate in Washington
• 2008 Collaborated with Langley and Virginia
  Space Grant to replicate in the Virginia

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How Do Students Become High School Aerospace
Scholars?

• Go to http//aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov/HAS
• Complete online application by Nov 13

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These could be the astronauts who will take us to
the Moon and beyond. Are you willing to accept
the challenge?
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Contact Information

• http//aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov/HAS
• Jessica Cejka
• High School Aerospace Scholars
• Program Manager
• NASA Johnson Space Center
• email jessica.a.cejka_at_nasa.gov office phone
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