April Presentation by Spence Armstrong Senior Advisor to the Administrator NASA Headquarters April 2002 April 20021

2 NASA’s Mission To understand and protect our home planet To understand the Universe and search for life To inspire the next generation of explorers …as only NASA can.

April NASA NASA uses its unique resources to inspire the next generation of explorers … as only NASA can. Unique Missions People Facilities FOR ALL Teachers Students Institutions

April NASA NASA Education is located in: Universities Classrooms Museums Educational Organizations Homes We are part of every American community.

April Charter Guidance for the Agency Role 1958 Space Act – “The expansion of human knowledge of phenomena in the atmosphere and space,” and to preserve “…the role of the United States as a leader in aeronautical and space science and technology…”. Space Grant Legislation Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Legislation Executive Order 12821, November 16, 1992

April Reach and Means - 50 Individualized State Programs NASA State Assets Space Grant (52) EPSCoR (20) Educator Resource Center Network OSS Education and Outreach “Support Network” NASA-Sponsored University Research NASA Center Education Personnel Education Director (Designated by Center Director) Precollege Officer University Affairs Officer Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field Goddard Space Flight Center NASA Headquarters Wallops Flight Facility Langley Research Center Kennedy Space Center Marshall Space Flight Center Stennis Space Center Johnson Space Center Jet Propulsion Laboratory Dryden Flight Research Center Ames Research Center

April Enterprise Contributions Space Science Voyager – Scale model of the Universe (Washington, D.C) Braille photos of Hubble Space Telescope images Planetary Programs

April Enterprise Contributions Human Exploration & Development of Space Student payloads (Space Shuttle, sounding rockets, KC-135) Student Design Competitions Teaching from Space

April Enterprise Contributions Aerospace Technology Centennial of Flight activities Virtual Skies NASA Connect

April Enterprise Contributions Earth Science GLOBE Program (NASA Lead) EarthKAM DEVELOP

April Enterprise Contributions Biological and Physical Research Microgravity Demonstrator The Virtual Astronaut International Space Station Research

April Office of Equal Opportunity Programs Minority University Research and Education Division MURED Mission To achieve the full participation of minority institutions (MIs) in the NASA-sponsored research and education community, striving for academic excellence and outstanding achievements while advancing America’s leadership in a global competitiveness in science and technology.

April Minority Research and Education Division MURED Goals Goal 1—Facilitate research and development activities at minority institutions (MIs) that contribute substantially to NASA’s mission Goal 2—Create at MIs systemic and sustainable change through partnerships and programs that enhance research and educational outcomes in NASA-related fields Goal 3—Prepare faculty and students at MIs to successfully participate in the conventional, competitive research and education processes Goal 4—Increase at MIs the number of students prepared to enter college and successfully pursue and complete degrees in NASA-related fields MURED employs a comprehensive strategy of awards in four areas to accomplish the Division’s goals:

April Building Tomorrow’s Workforce High School Community College Undergraduate Graduate Postdoctorate Orientation Apprentice/Intern Contributor Discipline Researcher/Specialist 21st-Century Workforce Contributing to Missions, Research, and the Economy Industry NASA Universities Human Capital Pipeline

April Future for NASA Education Revised Education Implementation Plan Scholarship for Service 21 st Century Workforce Development Undergraduate Student Research Program Informal Science Education

April Linking to NASA For more information on NASA and Education go to: www. nasa.gov or