{"id":705,"date":"2009-12-03T18:30:43","date_gmt":"2009-12-04T00:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=705"},"modified":"2009-12-03T17:08:13","modified_gmt":"2009-12-03T23:08:13","slug":"nasa-program-offers-community-college-scholars-a-chance-to-design-space-rovers-and-visit-the-johnson-space-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=705","title":{"rendered":"NASA program offers community college scholars a chance to design space rovers and visit the Johnson Space Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA is messing with me again. Now they’re offering a semester-long scholars program directly aimed at all of us former<\/span> science geeks.<\/p>\n

45 lucky community college students will be selected for this program, which includes an on-site event at the Johnson Space Center in Houston from May 20-22 in 2010. NASA will even pay the travel expenses to get them there!<\/p>\n

Once at the center, the 45 students will get to work with real NASA engineers and set up fictitious companies for Mars exploration that will developing and design a prototype Mars rover.<\/p>\n

This just ain’t right. My college classes were never this entertaining<\/span> educational.<\/p>\n

Students in community and junior colleges can apply online at NASA’s National Community College Aerospace Scholars program<\/a>. According to a press release, all applications are due no later than December 15 of this year. “To be eligible, students must be U.S. citizens enrolled at a community or junior college with an interest in science, technology, engineering, or math. Additionally, students must have access to the Internet and e-mail and be able to commit to full participation in the program, including a three-day residence at Johnson from May 20-22, 2010.”<\/p>\n

I wonder if by “enrolled at a community or junior college” they would be OK with “a guy who just appeared at a community or junior college to audit a class last week”. Hmmmm…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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