Dec 14, 2009

Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne c brown@nasa gov

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NASA LAUNCHES WEB SITE FOR TEENAGERS THAT WANT MORE CLASS

WASHINGTON - NASA has launched a new Web site created specifically for teenagers that provides teens access to current NASA spacecraft data for use in school science projects, allows them to conduct real experiments with NASA scientists, and helps them locate space-related summer internships

Called "Mission:Science," the site is designed to showcase NASA's educational science resources and encourage students to study and pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM

"This site will allow teenagers, who have their own unique language and style, to get information faster and have fun at the same time," said Ruth Netting, manager of education and outreach activities in NASA's Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington "NASA provides a vast amount of STEM information online for students of all ages, but this Web site boosts the content available for this age group "

The site also features social networking tools, links to enter science contests or participate in a family science night, information about college research programs, and an array of NASA images, animation, videos and podcasts

NASA's Science Mission Directorate studies Earth, explores the planetary bodies of our solar system, examines the sun and its influence throughout the solar system and scans the universe to gauge its expanse while searching for Earth-like planets To access the Mission:Science Web site, visit:

http://missionscience nasa gov

To listen to Netting discuss the Web site, visit:

http://www nasa gov/audiofile

For more information about NASA's education programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov/education

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