Ann Marie Trotta
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1601
ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov
Rachel Kraft
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov
Priscilla Vega
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-5011
priscilla.r.vega@jpl.nasa.gov
RELEASE: 12-069
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARS SELECTED TO DESIGN ROBOTIC ROVERS
WASHINGTON -- Community college students will have the chance to
design robotic rovers in cooperation with NASA. Ninety-two students
from schools in 24 states have been selected to travel to a NASA
center to develop rovers through the National Community College
Aerospace Scholars program. The initiative provides hands-on
opportunities to inspire interest in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
Students will visit either NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in
Pasadena, Calif., from May 1-3, or NASA's Johnson Space Center in
Houston from May 9-11. The teams will establish fictional companies
pursuing Mars exploration. Each team will develop, design and build a
prototype rover, then use their prototypes to navigate a course,
collect rocks and water and return to a home base.
"I am so proud of the Community College Aerospace Scholars program,"
said Leland Melvin, NASA's associate administrator for education.
"Community colleges offer NASA a great pool of STEM talent critical
to our scientific and exploration initiatives. They also serve a
large portion of our nation's minority students. Engaging these
underserved and underrepresented learners in STEM initiatives helps
NASA build a more inclusive and diverse workforce for the future."
Participants were selected based on completion of interactive
web-based assignments throughout the school year. The on-site
experience this spring includes a tour of NASA facilities and
briefings from agency scientists and engineers.
The program is based on the Texas Aerospace Scholars program,
originally created in partnership with NASA and the Texas educational
community. Aerospace Scholars programs are designed to encourage
students to enter careers in science and engineering and ultimately
join the nation's technical workforce.
For a complete list of the student participants, their states and the
community colleges they represent, visit:
For more information about NASA's education programs, visit:
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