Ann Marie Trotta
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1601
ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-085
NASA JOINING FORCES WITH MILITARY FAMILIES FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS
ORLANDO, Fla. -- NASA's Office of Education will kick off a new
campaign on Thursday, April 28, focused on reaching out to America's
military families and engaging them in agency activities to promote
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.
This initiative supports the Joining Forces campaign announced by
First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe
Biden, earlier this month.
During the NASA Education Pre-Launch Summit at the Peabody Hotel in
Orlando, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Associate
Administrator for Education Leland Melvin will lay out the agency's
plan to share educational resources and programs with students of
military families.
Bolden will deliver the keynote luncheon address at 12:30 p.m. EDT and
join invited military families afterward for hands-on STEM education
activities. Military families also will attend the launch of space
shuttle Endeavour on Friday as NASA's guests.
Media interested in covering the keynote address and education
activities should contact Ann Marie Trotta by 3 p.m. Wednesday. All
activities will take place at the Peabody, located at 9801
International Drive in Orlando.
This outreach to military families is just one of many programs NASA
education offers using the excitement of exploration to engage the
nation's youth in STEM-related studies. The goal is to open the door
to exciting future career options.
For more information about NASA's education programs, visit:
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