[Gradschool] NASA seeks students to defy gravity for Science and Engineering: Proposals Due October 31

[Wisner, Liza]

Do you know any undergrads who may be interested???

Please fwd to any listservs or interested students.
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Undergraduate students interested in testing an experiment aboard NASA's
reduced gravity aircraft, the "Weightless Wonder," need to submit their
proposals by Oct. 31. 

The opportunity is part of NASA's Reduced Gravity Student Flight
Opportunities Project, which gives aspiring explorers a chance to
propose, design and fabricate a reduced gravity experiment. Selected
teams will then get to test and evaluate their experiment aboard the
modified McDonnell Douglas DC-9 jet liner, which flies about 30
roller-coaster-like climbs and dips to produce periods of micro and
hyper gravity, ranging from 0 g's to 2 g's. 

"It's today's students who will be the ones going to the moon and beyond
to live, explore and work. This project gives them a head start in
preparing for those future ventures by allowing them to do hands-on
research and engineering in a truly reduced gravity laboratory today,"
said Douglas Goforth, the Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities
Project manager.

Interested students should also submit a letter of intent by Sept. 19,
2007. This step is optional, but serves as an introductory notice that a
team plans to submit a proposal for the upcoming competition. 

NASA will announce the selected teams Dec. 6, 2007 to fly in the spring
and summer of 2008. Once selected, teams may also invite a full-time,
accredited journalist to fly with them and document the team's
experiment and experience. All applicants must be full-time students, at
least 18-years-old and be U.S. citizens.

With this program, NASA continues its tradition of investing in the
nation's education programs. It is directly tied the Agency's major
education goal of strengthening NASA and the nation's future workforce.
Through this and the Agency's other college and university programs,
NASA will identify and develop the critical skills and capabilities
needed to achieve the Vision for Space Exploration.

For more information about the Reduced Gravity Student Flight
Opportunities Project and to submit a proposal, visit the website at:
http://microgravityuniversity.jsc.nasa.gov
<http://microgravityuniversity.jsc.nasa.gov/> .

Please let me know if I can answer any questions. 

Sara W. Malloy 
Lead Reduced Gravity Program Coordinator 
Higher Education and Student Programs 
NASA Johnson Space Center 
Mail Code: AE2 
281-483-7847 (voice) 
281-483-3789 (fax) 

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