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Inspiring the next generation: student experiments and educational activities on the international space station, 2000-2006
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Tate, Judy Robinson, Julie A. Thomas, Donald A. Thumm, Tracy |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Description | One important objective of NASA has always been to inspire the next generation. NASA and human space flight have a unique ability to capture the imaginations of both students and teachers. The presence of humans onboard the International Space Station (ISS) for more than five years now has provided a foundation for numerous educational activities aimed at capturing the interest and motivating study in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Yet even before the Expedition 1 crew arrived at station in November 2000, experiments with student participation were being conducted onboard ISS in support of NASA missions. One of NASA's protein crystal growth experiments had been delivered to station by the shuttle Atlantis during STS-106 in September 2000 and was returned to Earth six weeks later aboard the shuttle Discovery during the STS-92 mission. From very early on it was recognized that students would have a strong interest in the ISS, and that this would provide a unique opportunity for them to get involved and participate in science and engineering projects on ISS. It should be noted that participation is not limited to U.S. students but involves the 16 International Partner countries and various other countries under special commercial agree |
| File Size | 3568792 |
| Page Count | 108 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20060015718 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3zs7q951 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2006-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nasa Programs International Space Station Motivation Students Education Space Shuttle Missions Crew Workstations Discovery Orbiter Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
