Sept 4, 2008

Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth dickey-1@nasa gov

Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va 757-864-9886 kathy barnstorff@nasa gov

RELEASE: 08-219

NASA CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO IMAGINE SUPERSONIC AIRLINER

WASHINGTON -- A new NASA competition is challenging students in high school and college to research and describe a small, supersonic airliner that could enter commercial service in the next decade

During the upcoming academic year, individuals and teams of high school students will prepare well-documented short papers describing what needs to be accomplished to make supersonic flight available to commercial passengers by 2020 Advanced curriculum high school students and college participants will prepare longer papers that depict a highly efficient, environmentally friendly commercial aircraft that would emit only low sonic booms and be ready for initial overland service in 2020

The competition is intended to encourage students to develop science and engineering skills and choose careers in aeronautics research and development

The Fundamental Aeronautics Program of NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate in Washington is sponsoring the competition and will review and score the entries Submissions will be judged on informed content, imagination, innovation, creativity, relevancy, organization and writing

High school winners may be eligible for individual cash awards of up to $1,000 and team awards of up to $1,500 University-level winners may be eligible for paid student internship offers and cash awards of up to $5,000 Cash awards and paid internships are subject to the availability of funds, and only U S citizens are eligible to receive them

For more contest information and submission guidelines, visit:

http://aero larc nasa gov/competitions htm

-end-

To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices nasa gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@mediaservices nasa gov

The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription:

You are subscribed to the following list: [list_name]

using the following email: example@example.com

You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL:

http://www aus-city com/cgi-bin/dada/plugins/dada_bridge pl/u/[list]/

If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism

You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen:

<[program_url]/list/[list]>

If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at:

<mailto:[list_owner_email]>

The following physical address is associated with this mailing list:

[physical_address]