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1. NASA SELECTS FIVE UNIVERSITIES FOR 2013 X-HAB INNOVATION CHALLENGE
2. NASA JOINS COMMUNITY IN SHUTTLEBRATION WEEKEND CELEBRATION

Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 16:28:18 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA SELECTS FIVE UNIVERSITIES FOR 2013 X-HAB INNOVATION CHALLENGE

May 30, 2012

Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #H12-166

NASA SELECTS FIVE UNIVERSITIES FOR 2013 X-HAB INNOVATION CHALLENGE

WASHINGTON -- Five universities have been selected to participate in the 2013 Exploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge led by NASA and the National Space Grant Foundation These universities will design habitat systems, concepts and technologies that could be used in future deep space habitats

The selection is the first milestone in a year-long process for these five teams Throughout the 2012-2013 academic year, the teams will meet a series of milestones to design, manufacture, assemble and test their systems and concepts in cooperation with the NASA Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) Program's Habitation Systems Project team

"The X-Hab Academic Innovation Challenge is an exciting opportunity to engage university teams in the design process for NASA's next generation space systems," said Jason Crusan, NASA's AES Program manager at NASA Headquarters in Washington "The agency benefits from the fresh and innovative perspective of these university teams, and they learn about deep space human exploration and the systems engineering approach from an experienced NASA team "

The challenge is a university-level participatory exploration effort designed to encourage studies in spaceflight-related disciplines The challenge encourages multidisciplinary approaches, further outreach efforts and partnering with experts and industry This design challenge requires undergraduate students to explore NASA's work on development of deep space habitats while also helping the agency gather new ideas to complement its current research and development NASA selected these five teams from among a group of proposals received in May 2012

The X-Hab Academic Innovation Challenge 2013 teams are:

• California State Polytechnic University: Vertical Habitability Layout and Fabrication Studies
• Oklahoma State University: Deep Space Habitat, Horizontal Habitability Layout Studies
• Texas A&M University: Wireless Smart Plug for DC Power
• University of Alabama in Huntsville: Design and Development of a Microgravity Random Access Stowage and Rack System
• University of Colorado at Boulder: Remote Plant Food Production Capability

The National Space Grant Foundation will fund design costs, development and delivery of the systems to the AES Habitat Systems team during the summer of 2013

NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate's Advanced Exploration Systems Program, via the Habitat Systems Project team, is sponsoring the technology challenge NASA is dedicated to supporting research that enables sustained and affordable human and robotic exploration This educational challenge contributes to the agency's efforts to train and develop a highly skilled scientific, engineering and technical workforce for the future

For information about competition registration and requirements, visit:

http://www spacegrant org/xhab

For more information about the Advanced Exploration System Program Habitation Systems Project team, visit:

http://go nasa gov/L37Ymq

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Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 16:30:26 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA JOINS COMMUNITY IN SHUTTLEBRATION WEEKEND CELEBRATION

May 30, 2012

Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Sean Wilson Griffin Communications Group 281-335-0200

Report #J12-009

NASA JOINS COMMUNITY IN SHUTTLEBRATION WEEKEND CELEBRATION

HOUSTON -- Houston has been with NASA�s Space Shuttle Program for 30 years and 135 missions, and this weekend, Houston and NASA will celebrate together as a souvenir of the program arrives in Clear Lake

A full-scale shuttle replica will be arriving by barge in Clear Lake on Friday, June 1, destined for a permanent home as a space shuttle visitor experience at Space Center Houston, the official visitor�s center of NASA�s Johnson Space Center To commemorate its arrival, Space Center Houston has a full weekend of activities planned, where attendees can not only witness the attraction�s arrival, but learn more about space exploration � past, present and future

The Shuttlebration Weekend, as the event is being called, will begin Friday afternoon June 1, as the new attraction arrives at the Johnson Space Center dock at the intersection of NASA Parkway and Space Center Blvd � the same dock that saw the arrival of the Saturn V rocket in 1977

Along with this unique and historic site, the public is invited to take a look at some of the hardware NASA is developing for future exploration, including its Space Exploration Vehicle rovers Attendees will also have a chance to see a spacesuit demonstration, meet an astronaut and even touch a moon rock in the Driven to Explore exhibit Food and entertainment will also be available at the street party, which will open at 2 p m

On Saturday, June 2, the Space Shuttle attraction will be loaded onto a mobile transfer vehicle for transport to Space Center Houston The lakeside load-out will take a full day to complete No public events are planned

Early in the morning on Sunday, June 3, the attraction will make a three-hour trek down NASA Parkway from the Hilton to its permanent home at Space Center Houston It will be escorted by the Space Exploration Vehicle rovers, local scout troops and marching bands Upon arrival at Space Center Houston, the public will have another chance to see the new attraction up close, along with a full-scale mockup of NASA�s new Orion spacecraft And attendees can again meet an astronaut and touch a real moon rock during the free public celebration, which will be held in the Space Center Houston parking lot from 10 a m to 1 p m

For more information on the Shuttlebration activities, visit the Space Center Houston website at:

http://www spacecenter org/shuttlebration html

For information on how traffic will be affected in the area throughout the weekend, visit:

http://www shuttlevolunteer com/content/traffic/traffic asp

For more information on NASA programs � past, present and future � visit:

http://www nasa gov

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