Jan 14, 2011

Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann marie trotta@nasa gov

Sandra Nagy Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 216-433-9079 sandra l nagy@nasa gov

RELEASE: 11-017

NASA INVITES STUDENTS TO SEND EXPERIMENTS TO THE EDGE OF SPACE

CLEVELAND -- NASA is inviting student teams to design and build experiments the agency will fly into the stratosphere, a near-space environment, more than 100,000 feet above the Earth

NASA's second annual Balloonsat High-Altitude Flight competition is open to student teams in ninth to 12th grades from the United States and its territories Each team of four or more students must submit an experiment proposal to NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland by Feb 11 Student teams may propose experiments on a wide range of topics, from bacteria studies to weather observations

A panel of NASA engineers and scientists will evaluate the submissions based on mission objectives, technical planning and team organization The top eight proposals will be announced on March 4

The top four teams will receive up to $1,000 to develop their flight experiments and travel to Glenn Research Center May 18-20 During their visit, they will have an opportunity to tour the center, watch as NASA helium weather balloons carry their experiments to the edge of space, recover the experiments and present their results at Glenn's Balloonsat Symposium

The other four teams also will receive up to $1,000 to develop their flight experiments and will participate via the Internet when NASA scientists and engineers launch and recover their payloads during the week of May 23

For more Balloonsat information, registration forms and project ideas, visit:

http://www grc nasa gov/WWW/balloonsat

This competition and similar educational programs help NASA attract and retain students in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics These disciplines are critical to the agency's future programs and missions

The Balloonsat High-Altitude Flight competition is sponsored by Glenn's Educational Programs Office and is funded by the Teaching From Space (TFS) Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston For information about the TFS education program, visit:

http://www nasa gov/education/tfs

For information about the Glenn Research Center, visit:

http://www nasa gov/glenn

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