Feb 24, 2010

Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie schierholz@nasa gov

Keith Koehler Wallops Flight Facility, Va 757-824-1579 keith a koehler@nasa gov

Chris Koehler Colorado Space Grant Consortium, Boulder 303-492-3141 Koehler@colorado edu

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NASA HOSTS ROCKON! 2010 UNIVERSITY ROCKET SCIENCE WORKSHOP IN JUNE

WASHINGTON -- U S university faculty and students are invited to a weeklong workshop to learn how to build and launch a scientific experiment into space NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is hosting the RockOn! 2010 workshop June 19-24 in partnership with the Colorado and Virginia Space Grant Consortia Registrations for the 2010 workshop are being accepted through March 22

The hands-on workshop teaches participants to build experiments that fly on sounding rockets During the week, participants will work together in teams of three to construct and integrate a sounding rocket payload from a kit in four days On the fifth day of the workshop, June 24, their experiments will fly on a NASA Terrier-Orion sounding rocket expected to reach an altitude of 73 miles

Each experiment will provide valuable scientific data, analyzed as part of the student led science and engineering research The program engages faculty and students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills critical to NASA's future engineering, scientific, and technical missions

Approximately 100 faculty and students participated each year in the 2008 and 2009 workshops All experiments have been successful, completed on time, launched and recovered

NASA initiated the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program in 1989 The Space Grant national network includes more than 850 affiliates from universities, colleges, industry, museums, science centers, and state and local agencies The goal is to support and enhance science and engineering education, and research and public outreach efforts for NASA's aeronautics and space projects These affiliates belong to one of 52 consortia in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

For more information about RockOn! and to register online, visit:

http://spacegrant colorado edu/rockon

For more information about NASA education programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov/education

The Sounding Rockets Program Office at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility will be providing the rocket and launch operations during the workshop For more information about NASA's sounding rocket program, visit:

http://sites wff nasa gov/code810

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