(Q) What research projects, student internships, and faculty programs with NASA are available?
(A) Regardless of the education program you are interested in, K-Post Doc, for students, for educators, for scientists, for the general public, you can learn about research topics and projects currently being worked at the different NASA installations by visiting the following web sites and selecting the program of interest to you:
(Q) How does NASA contribute to the development and commercialization of technologies and to our economy?
(A) NASA solicits participation in the exploration and development of space for the purpose of expanding our knowledge of space, developing tools and techniques to live and work there, and to encourage the private sector's increasing role in space. NASA encourages civil service employees and contractors to develop, protect, commercialize, and transfer their technology with the private sector. May companies and industries have spun out of the Space Program. Discover new products or commercial opportunities at these web sites:
(Q) I want to come to the Kennedy Space Center for a class field trip. Who do I contact for information?
(A) KSC NASA Exploration Station offers 1-hour educational programs to students at the Center for Space Education building, Kennedy Space Center, FL. You can schedule a program by calling 321.867.2959. Also, if you would like to combine the NASA educational program with an all-day experience at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, please contact them at 321.449.4400.
(Q) I am a K-12 educator where can I get materials for my classroom?
(A) NASA Field Center Educator Resource Centers, or ERC, provide educators access to materials for their classroom. The ERCN Field Center Listing provides links to the respective ERC based on your location.
(Q) What other student programs are available if my major is not in the Science, Engineering, or Technology Fields?
(A) For information about careers in NASA, and jobs available in all fields of study, go to the NASA Job web site: http://www.nasajobs.nasa.gov/
(Q) Do I have to be a U.S. citizen?
(A) Most of our programs require that a person be a U.S. citizen. Programs that are available to non-U.S. citizens will indicate such.
(Q) I am a student, what types of classes do I need to get a job in the space program?
(A) These web sites will give you information on the many different types of aerospace careers:
(Q) We would like someone to come to our school to talk about space - who do we contact?
(A) The NASA Aerospace Education Services Program, or AESP, is a nationwide program, staffed by trained, professional educators. They
communicate NASA's activities, past, present and future, in different formats suited to a variety of audiences using local, state and regional curriculum frameworks and standards.
(Q) I am a student, educator, or general public, and I want information about space, the solar system, the Space Shuttle, etc.
(A) Many NASA Resources are available online.
(Q) I am a K-12/Pre-College educator and would like to participate in a workshop at the Kennedy Space Center. Who do I contact?
(A) If you are a K-12/Pre-College educator in Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, please visit our at educator workshop page for information on open workshops and how to schedule a specific workshop tailored to your group.
If you are outside of Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, please visit http://education.nasa.gov/about/contacts/Educator_Resource_Center_Network.html for workshops in your area.
(Q) I want to talk to an astronaut or get an autograph!
(A) Requests for autographs should be mailed to:
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
ATTN: Astronaut Office/CB
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Houston, TX 77058
For information about the NASA Center nearest to you, visit the NASA Home Page
at http://www.nasa.gov/.
(Q) What are the roles and responsibilities of each Space Center?
(A) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
has 9 Centers, a Head Quarters, the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, The Goddard Institute for Space Studies,
The Independent Verification and Validation Facility,
The Space Telescope Science Institute, The Wallops
Flight Facility, and The White Sands Test Facility
distributed across the nation.
Each center, laboratory and facility has been assigned
an area of excellence. These are:
- Ames Research Center, CA. Center of Excellence in Information Technologies.
- Dryden Flight Research Center, CA. Center of Excellence in Atmospheric Flight Operations.
- Glenn Research Center, OH. Center of Excellence in Turbomachinery.
- Goddard Space Flight Center, MD. Center of Excellence in Scientific Research.
- Johnson Space Center, TX. Center of Excellence in Human Operations in Space.
- Kennedy Space Center, FL. Center of Excellence in Launch and Payload Processing Systems.
- Langley Research Center, VA. Center of Excellence in Structures and Materials.
- Marshall Space Flight Center, AL. Center of Excellence in Space Propulsion.
- Stennis Space Center, MS. Center of Excellence in Rocket Propulsion Test.
- The Wallops Flight Facility, VA. Sounding Rockets, Scientific Balloons, Shuttle Small Payload Projects.
- NASA Head Quarters, DC. Responsible for Agency Management.
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, CA. Center of Excellence in Deep Space Systems.
- The Goddard Institute for Space Studies, MD. Excellence in Global Climate Change.
- The Independent Verification and Validation Facility, WV. Verification and Validation for Software's and Systems.
- The Space Telescope Science Institute, MD. Space Exploration and Science Images.
- The White Sands Test Facility, NM. Rocket Propulsion, Hazard Assessment, Astronaut Approach and Landing Training.
For a map and to find out more about the facility and what is done at each location, visit: http://nasajobs.nasa.gov/work/where.htm.
For detailed information about each installation visit: http://www.nasa.gov/about/sites/index.html.
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