National Aeronautics and Space Administration
www.nasa.gov Strategic Integration Management OfficeStrategic Integration Management Office
Exploration Systems Mission Directorate: Higher Education Exploration Systems Mission Directorate: Higher Education
Jerry Hartman
ESMD Education Lead
202-358-1451
Gloria Murphy
Kennedy Space Center
321-867-8934
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Overview
• Introduction to NASA and – NASA vision and mission– Criticality of education to NASA goals– Numerous opportunities for students and faculty
• Student Launch Initiative
• ESMD Space Grant Project
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NASA’s Exploration Mission
• The U.S. Space Exploration Policy as presented by the President includes returning the shuttle safely to flight, completing the International Space Station, developing a new exploration vehicle and all of the systems needed for embarking on extended missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
• The current generation of high school and college students will solve the problems to allow future explorers to travel to the moon, Mars, and beyond.
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NASA Education
NASA strategic goals cannot be accomplished
without education
The first person to walk on Mars is probably in elementary school today!
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NASA Education Supports the Agency’s Strategic Plan
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ESMD Education Mission
• Grow Engineers• Grow Systems Engineers• Grow Engineers
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ESMD Education Objectives
• Use ESMD’s unique mission as the means to inspire, engage, and educate explorers of all ages
– Execute Lunar Precursor Robotics Program
– Develop shuttle replacement (Orion, Ares)
– Develop lunar infrastructure (Altair, habitats, EVA equipment)
• Involve multiple partners in program development and execution
– Fund projects that cut across Directorate programs (Constellation and Advanced Capabilities Divisions)
– Use NASA center education offices, program office content experts and outside partners to implement projects
• Tie back to the agency’s education framework
– Use existing infrastructure wherever possible
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University Student Launch Initiative (USLI)
• Managed by Marshall Space Flight Center
• Engages university teams in hands-on, systems engineering through design, construction, test, and launch of a reusable rocket with a scientific payload.
• It also involves aspects such as: educational outreach in the community, financial management, performing complex calculations, documentation of impact made on education through reports and design reviews, scheduling, and media relations.
• Project began locally and is expanding to a national reach: Georgia Tech, Louisiana at Lafayette, Embry-Riddle, Calhoun, Tennessee, Arizona State, and Canada have all expressed interest in participating during academic year 2008-09.
• Proposed partners for the 2008-09 academic year include, National Space Grant Consortium, ATK Thiokol, Bragg Farms, National Association of Rocketry, Huntsville Area Rocketry Association chapter, and Girl Scouts.
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ESMD Space Grant Collaboration
• Primary focus is undergraduates and graduate students are also eligible
• Student Internships
• Senior Design Projects
• Systems Engineering Paper Competition
• Exploration Research Paper Competition
• Senior Design Conference
• ESMD Senior Design Course Development
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ESMD Internships
• Placed 155 interns in Academic Year 2007-2008
• Spend up to 10 weeks at a NASA Center or in private industry working on an ESMD Project
• Includes a stipend
• Opportunities available for Spring, Summer, and Fall 2009
• Deadline for Spring is October 1, 2008
• Selected students will be responsible for acquiring housing arrangements and travel plans
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ESMD Senior Design Projects
• Student teams can be funded for ESMD Senior Design Projects related to exploration. 25 projects funded in Academic Year 2007-2008
• A list of approved projects is available on the website• Includes funding up to $7000 per state• Faculty member contacts Space Grant Consortium for funding availability• Examples:
– Lunar Dust Removal Brush (University of Maryland Baltimore County/JSC)– USLI competition (Utah State University, competition winners)– Lunar regolith excavator (Auburn U/KSC)
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Systems Engineering Paper Competition
All student teams participating in an ESMD funded Senior Design Project are eligible to submit a paper by March 2, 2009. Notice of Intent deadline is February 16th. For more information visit: http://education.ksc.nasa.gov/esmdspacegrant/SystemsEngineering.htm
•Papers will be evaluated by NASA Systems Engineers
•Winning teams will receive tickets for VIP seating at an upcoming launch
•Cash Scholarships: First place-$3500; Second place-$2500; Third place-$1500
•Winning teams will receive a travel stipend to attend awards ceremony at the ESMD Senior Design Symposium at Kennedy Space Center
2008 winner was Georgia Tech’s LEXco Team for “Yamato - Bringing
the Moon to the Earth… Again”
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Exploration Research Paper Competition
Students are invited to submit a research paper on a Constellation topic in each of the following ESMD Research Areas:
– Lunar and Planetary Surface Systems
– Ground Operations
– Propulsion
– Spacecraft
• Papers to be evaluated by NASA judges
• First prize in each area above is a $3500 scholarship and VIP launch viewing
• Awards Ceremony at the ESMD Senior Design Symposium at Kennedy Space Center, with travel stipend provided
• Deadline for Constellation Research Paper February 2, 2009
• For more information visit: http://education.ksc.nasa.gov/esmdspacegrant/ResearchPaper.htm
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ESMD Senior Design Course Development
Senior Design Courses with emphasis on NASA Systems Engineering:
• Auburn University: Dr. David Beale & Dr. Dan Harris: Concepts for lunar regolith excavation equipment and proposed solutions in the form of completed designs and prototypes. NASA POC at KSC
• Michigan Technological University: Dr. John Gershenson: High-risk, low cost development projects like those common to the Small Spacecraft Program. The curriculum is not tied to a particular project, although the examples are based on a small spacecraft project. NASA POC at ARC
-$12,000 per Space Grant Consortium available for training and implementation of Auburn/Michigan Tech courses in 2009-2010
-$55,000 available for development of a new senior design course in 2009
For more information visit: http://education.ksc.nasa.gov/esmdspacegrant/
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Senior Design Symposium (tentative)
• Scheduled for Summer 2009 around the Ares I-X launch
• An opportunity for selected students to present the details of their work
– ESMD Senior Design Project teams
– ESMD Paper Competition Winners
• Includes awards ceremony for paper competition winners
• Keynote Speakers will include high level NASA management.
• Space industry partners will be sponsoring career fair booths.
• Invited students will receive travel stipends
• A tour of KSC will be included
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For More Information
• www.nasa.gov
• www.nasa.gov/education
• University Student Launch Initiative: Frank Six, Marshall Space Flight Center 256-951-0678 [email protected]
– http://education.nasa.gov/edprograms/descriptions/University_Student_Launch_Initiative.html
• ESMD Space Grant Project: Gloria Murphy, Kennedy Space Center 321-867-8934 [email protected]
– http://education.ksc.nasa.gov/esmdspacegrant