Date: October 18th 2006

Oct 17, 2006

Sonja Alexander/Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761/4769

Debbie Nguyen Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-1334

RELEASE: 06-336

BECOME PART OF SPACE HISTORY -- HELP NAME THE NEXT STATION MODULE

The International Space Station is growing, and NASA's Node 2 is the next U S pressurized module scheduled for installation on the orbiting laboratory The node will provide more room for station crews to live and work, but it needs a name

Students in kindergarten through grade 12 attending U S schools and children of American personnel overseas are being asked to help NASA name the module and become part of the history of the station The module is at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla , and is targeted for launch in late 2007 The node will be a connecting port and passageway to additional international science labs and space supply vehicles It also will be a work platform for the station's robotic arm

Name the International Space Station Node 2 Challenge requires students to work together as a class or school to create their own Node 2 model Students will name their node, write a brief description explaining the choice and take digital pictures to send to NASA

The submitted image of the model will not be judged, but it will be the ticket to enter the name challenge Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of NASA scientists, engineers and educators The deadline to submit model images and names is Dec 1 The winning entry will be announced in early 2007 To register a school or class, teachers or administrators should send an email to: NASA-ESC@nasa gov For information about Node 2, visit:

http://www nasa gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/node2 html

For additional information about the Space Station Node 2 Challenge, visit:

http://esc nasa gov

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