NASA Academy NASA Academy Congress and Five Year Reunion Weekend 12 July 1997

NASA Academy Space Grant Research Seminars Site Visits Group Project Other NASA Centers Other Federal Laboratories Industry Academia Research Associate

NASA Academy Evolution # of Research Associates per year ‘93‘94‘95‘96‘97 TOTAL GSFC MSFC ARC1010 DFRC55 GRAND TOTAL 180

National Evolution

Current Status  Research Associate selection  ARC:10 students/30 applications  DFRC:5 students/14 applications  GSFC: 23 students/80 applications  MSFC: 10 students  Draft Profile Book  GSFC on-line 1997 draft Profile Book

Program Elements  Research  Seminars  Site Visits  Group Project

Research  ARC - Astrobiology  DFRC - Aeronautics  GSFC - Earth Science, Space Science, Technology  MSFC - Transportation systems, Microgravity research

Status of GSFC Group Projects  1993  Feasibility study for launch opportunities to Jupiter for Shoemaker-Levy comet impact  NASA slide presentation for public outreach  1994  Increasing educational community accessibility to Get Away Special (GAS)  1995  NASA Academy Alumni Association  Developing an SR-71 based launch vehicle  1996  Mars conference multimedia presentation  Red Rover Mars base

Mission of the NASA Academy Alumni Association  Ensure the quality of the Academy programs  Promote communications, fellowship, camaraderie, and an esprit de corps among Alumni  Participate in programs that promote NASA and space education, and communicate the excitement of space exploration

Status of the NAAA  Non-profit corporation created  Executive Council of NASA Academy alumnus established  Board of Advisors of distinguished aerospace professionals being created

NAAA Short-term Goals  Create WWW page for Academy information and as Space Grant resource (1,800 hits since 8 April = 19 hits/day)  Establish Alumni database  Hold Academy Congress July 1997  Prepare Academy presentation package for Space Grant by October 1997  Elect first set of officers in November 1997  Fund Academy student during summer 1998

NAAA Long-term Goals  Getting feedback to Space Grants  Making Academy a national program  Creating a partnership between NASA, Space Grant, and Alumni

NAAA Finances  Goal by end of fiscal year (30 September 1997)  Income: $12,500  Expenses: $9,000  Balance: $3,500  Progress so far (since 22 February 1997)  Income: $8,500  Alumni/Friends of the Academy donations: $1,000  Corporate donations:$2,750  Expenses: $7,500  Balance: $1,000

Potential Board of Advisors  Dr. Gerald Soffen, chair  Mr. Norman Augustine  Dr. France Cordova  Dr. Peter Diamandis  Mr. Daniel Goldin/General John Dailey  Mr. Noel Hinners  Mr. John Holt  Dr. William Kirwan/ Dr. Freeman Hrabowski  Dr. John Klineberg  Mr. Alan Ladwig  Dr. Eugene Levy  Senator Barbara Mikulski  Dr. Bruce Murray  Dr. Story Musgrave  Mr. Dave Thompson  Dr. Kathryn Thornton/ Dr. Kathryn Sullivan  Dr. Larry Young  Mr. Thomas Young