Oct 23, 2009

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

Jenna Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-0185 jenna c maddix@nasa gov

RELEASE: 09-250

UNDERGRAD PROPOSAL DEADLINE NEARS FOR NASA REDUCED GRAVITY FLIGHTS

HOUSTON -- The deadline is fast-approaching for undergraduate students to submit their team proposals to NASA's Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program Proposals must be received by 11:59 p m CDT, Wednesday, Oct 28

NASA's Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program gives aspiring explorers a chance to propose, design and fabricate a reduced gravity experiment Selected teams will get to test and evaluate their experiment aboard a modified Boeing 727 jetliner provided by the Zero-Gravity Corporation of Las Vegas Zero-Gravity Corporation will conduct the flights in cooperation with the Reduced Gravity Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston

The aircraft will fly approximately 30 roller-coaster-like climbs and dips during experiment flights to produce periods of weightlessness and hyper-gravity ranging from 0 g to 2 g

"Today's students will be conducting tomorrow's space exploration," said Douglas Goforth, the program manager at Johnson "Conducting a hands-on research and engineering project in a truly reduced gravity laboratory gives students a head start in preparing for those future ventures "

All applicants must be full-time students, U S citizens and at least 18 years old NASA will announce selected teams Dec 9 Teams will fly in the summer of 2010 Selected teams also may invite a full-time, accredited journalist to fly with them and document the team's experiment and experiences

Through this program, NASA continues its tradition of investing in the nation's education programs It is directly tied to the agency's education goal of strengthening NASA and the nation's future workforce Through this and other college and university programs, NASA will identify and develop the critical science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills and capabilities needed to carry out its space exploration mission

For more information about the Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program or to submit a proposal, contact the program at jsc-reducedgravity@nasa gov, or visit:

http://microgravityuniversity jsc nasa gov

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

http://www nasa gov/education

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