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Topics of the day:

1. STS-131 MCC Status Report #32
2. NASA AND NSTA SEND TEACHERS FLYING FOR SCIENCE IN MICROGRAVITY
3. NASA SELECTS COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARS FOR CHANCE TO DESIGN SPACE ROVERS, VISIT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER

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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:43:41 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-131 MCC Status Report #32

STS-131 Report #32 9 a m CDT Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON � Space shuttle Discovery completed a 6 2-million-mile mission to restock the International Space Station and set the stage for its final remaining flight

STS-131 Commander Alan G Poindexter guided Discovery to an 8:08 a m CDT landing at the Kennedy Space Center�s Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida Weather had caused postponement of the first day�s landing attempts, and a rain shower within 30 miles of the runway brought a wave-off of the first of today�s opportunities Showers moved off to permit landing on the second

�It was a great mission," Poindexter radioed to Mission Control after landing �We enjoyed working with you and all the teams in Mission Control, and we're glad the International Space Station is stocked up again �

The 15-day, 2-hour and 47-minute mission was the 38th flight for Discovery, the 33rd shuttle mission devoted to space station assembly and maintenance, and the 131st shuttle mission to date Discovery now will be readied for its final mission, currently scheduled for September The Leonardo pressurized cargo module completed it last round trip to the station and will be refitted as a permanent module to be delivered to the station on that mission

Poindexter, Pilot James P Dutton Jr and Mission Specialists Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Rick Mastracchio, Stephanie Wilson, Clayton Anderson and Naoko Yamazaki left behind more than 17,000 pounds of scientific equipment and supplies They brought home a ton of science samples and surplus equipment

Anderson and Mastracchio conducted three spacewalks totaling 20 hours, 17 minutes, installing a new ammonia tank for the station�s cooling system That brings the totals for station assembly to 143 spacewalks amounting to more than 893 hours The flight marked the first time four women had flown in space together and the first time two Japanese astronauts, Yamazaki and station Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi, had flown in space at the same time

The crew plans to spend the night in crew quarters at Kennedy before returning to Houston for a welcome ceremony at about 4 p m Wednesday at Ellington Field�s Hangar 990, near the Johnson Space Center

Three space shuttle missions remain scheduled � one for each shuttle orbiter, Atlantis, Endeavour and Discovery Next up is the final planned flight of Atlantis on the STS-132 mission, targeted for launch May 14 with a crew of six to deliver a Russian research module named Rassvet

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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:16:51 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA AND NSTA SEND TEACHERS FLYING FOR SCIENCE IN MICROGRAVITY

April 20, 2010

Jenna Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997

Tanya Radford National Science Teachers Association 703-312-9398

Report #H10-089

NASA AND NSTA SEND TEACHERS FLYING FOR SCIENCE IN MICROGRAVITY

HOUSTON -- NASA and the National Science Teachers Association, or NSTA, have selected high school teachers from Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Missouri, New York, North Carolina and Washington to fly an experiment in microgravity

This flight opportunity will allow high school teachers and students to propose, design, fabricate, and evaluate an experiment the teachers will fly in a reduced gravity environment The overall experience will include scientific research, hands-on design and test operations aboard a modified Boeing 727 jetliner Zero-Gravity Corp of Las Vegas will conduct the flights the week of July 29 to Aug 7 in cooperation with the Reduced Gravity Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston

"This is another innovative NASA project for students and educators to work on actual flight projects that use the unique environment of space while applying their academic knowledge in science, technology, engineering and mathematics," said Joyce Winterton, associate administrator for Education at NASA Headquarters in Washington

The teams selected to participate in the program are:

--Delaware Agriscience Teachers, Middletown High School, Middletown, Del --Dover High School/Capital School District in Dover, Del --A team of Einstein Fellows, who are teachers spending a year in Washington at a congressional office or a federal agency --Fairport High School/Fairport Central School District in Fairport, N Y --Fulton High School in Fulton, Mo --Greensboro Day School in Greensboro, N C --Jackson High School in Jackson, Mo --Jefferson County Public Schools and Trussville City Schools/Hewitt Trussville High School in Homewood, Ala , and the University of Alabama, Birmingham --Muscogee County School District in Columbus, Ga --New Deal High School/New Deal Independent School District in New Deal, Texas --Northbrook High School/Spring Branch Independent School District in Houston --Van Alstyne High School/Van Alstyne Independent School District in Van Alstyne, Texas

"For years NSTA and NASA have enjoyed a strong partnership that has benefited thousands of classroom science teachers," NSTA Executive Director Francis Eberle said "We are excited we can bring the experience of 'weightless science' to scores of teachers and students nationwide with this program "

Teachers and students will share their experiences and research in a series of interactive Web seminars after the flight week The seminars are held by NSTA and NASA's Teaching From Space office and Reduced Gravity Flight Opportunities Program Teaching From Space manages NASA's Education Flight Projects, a national program for educators and students in kindergarten through 12th grade that facilitates and promotes learning opportunities using unique NASA content, facilities and flight platforms

"This is a unique way to engage students and teachers in hands-on science, as well as give them a ride of a lifetime," said Susan White, director of Education at Johnson Space Center "Our goal is for that excitement to be carried into the classroom " The opportunity is one of NASA's many educational outreach programs to improve teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines critical to future space exploration missions

For more information about the Reduced Gravity Education Flight Week Program, visit:

http://microgravityuniversity jsc nasa gov

For more information about Teaching From Space, visit:

http://www nasa gov/education/tfs

For more information about the National Science Teachers Association, visit:

http://www nsta org

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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:20:44 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA SELECTS COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARS FOR CHANCE TO DESIGN SPACE ROVERS, VISIT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER

April 20, 2010

Jenna Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997

Report #H10-087

NASA SELECTS COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARS FOR CHANCE TO DESIGN SPACE ROVERS, VISIT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER

WASHINGTON -- Seventy-six students from community colleges in 28 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico have been selected to travel to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, May 20-22, for an out-of-this-world experience They will participate in a three-day on-site event to develop robotic explorers that will rove the surfaces of other worlds

This event is the culmination of the National Community College Aerospace Scholars pilot program Students completed four Web-based assignments during the school year Those who maintained a 95 average qualified for the experience at Johnson NASA will pay the students' travel expenses They will apply what they have learned during the year after interacting with NASA engineers and learn more about careers in science and engineering

Program participants will form teams and establish fictitious companies interested in Mars exploration during the event Each team will be responsible for developing a prototype rover, designing a line drawing of their rover, and forming a company infrastructure, including budget, communications and presentations The on-site experience includes a tour of Johnson facilities and briefings from NASA employees, including astronauts

"This represents another innovative NASA project whereby community college students engage in actual engineering design and production - from concept to build-out - that simulate the process NASA uses in designing robotic explorers for solar system destinations," said Joyce Winterton, associate administrator for Education at NASA Headquarters in Washington "It successfully demonstrates and furthers the participants' academic knowledge in science, technology, engineering and mathematics,"

The students represent Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

"NASA is very proud of the outstanding work these students already have completed, and we look forward to seeing their rover designs," said Deborah Hutchings, the program manager at Johnson "These students have a unique opportunity to preview how a career in science, technology, engineering or math can lead them on a journey of space exploration "

The National Community College Aerospace Scholars is a pilot program based on the Texas Aerospace Scholars, a program created by the state of Texas in partnership with Johnson and the Texas education community Both programs are designed to encourage community and junior college students to enter careers in science and engineering, and join the nation's high technology workforce With this program, NASA continues the agency's investment in the nation's students with a goal of attracting them to the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines critical to NASA's future missions

For a complete list of the students selected and the community colleges they represent, visit:

http://www nasa gov/offices/education/programs/descriptions/National_Community_College_Aerospace_Scholars html

For more information about NASA's National Community College Aerospace Scholars, visit:

http://aerospacescholars jsc nasa gov/NCAS

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

http://www nasa gov/education

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