NASA AcademyNASA Academy

NASA Academy Congress

and

Five Year Reunion Weekend

12 July 1997

NASA AcademySpace Grant

Research

SeminarsSite

Visits

GroupProject

Other NASACenters

Other FederalLaboratories

Industry Academia

Research Associate

NASA Academy Evolution

# of Research Associates per year

‘93 ‘94 ‘95 ‘96 ‘97 TOTAL

GSFC 19 24 23 24 23 113

MSFC 14 14 14 10 52

ARC 10 10

DFRC 5 5

GRAND TOTAL 180

National Evolution

Current Status

Research Associate selection ARC: 10 students/30 applications

DFRC:5 students/14 applications

GSFC: 23 students/80 applications

MSFC: 10 students

Draft Profile Book

GSFC on-line 1997 draft Profile Bookhttp://university.gsfc.nasa.gov/SA/academy.html

Program Elements

Research

Seminars

Site Visits

Group Project

Research

ARC - Astrobiology

DFRC - Aeronautics

GSFC - Earth Science, Space Science, Technology

MSFC - Transportation systems, Microgravity research

Status of GSFC Group Projects 1993

Feasibility study for launch opportunities to Jupiter for Shoemaker-Levy comet impact

NASA slide presentation for public outreach 1994

Increasing educational community accessibility to Get Away Special (GAS)

1995 NASA Academy Alumni Association Developing an SR-71 based launch vehicle

1996 Mars conference multimedia presentation Red Rover Mars base

Mission of the NASA AcademyAlumni Association

Ensure the quality of the Academy programs

Promote communications, fellowship, camaraderie, and an esprit de corps among Alumni

Participate in programs that promote NASA and space education, and communicate the excitement of space exploration

Status of the NAAA

Non-profit corporation created

Executive Council of NASA Academy alumnus established

Board of Advisors of distinguished aerospace professionals being created

NAAA Short-term Goals Create WWW page for Academy information

and as Space Grant resourcehttp://www.nasa-academy.org/

(1,800 hits since 8 April = 19 hits/day) Establish Alumni database Hold Academy Congress 11-13 July 1997 Prepare Academy presentation package for

Space Grant by October 1997 Elect first set of officers in November 1997 Fund Academy student during summer 1998

NAAA Long-term Goals

Getting feedback to Space Grants

Making Academy a national program

Creating a partnership between NASA, Space Grant, and Alumni

NAAA Finances Goal by end of fiscal year (30 September 1997)

Income: $12,500 Expenses: $9,000 Balance: $3,500

Progress so far (since 22 February 1997)

Income: $8,500 Alumni/Friends of the Academy donations: $1,000 Corporate donations:$2,750

Expenses: $7,500 Balance: $1,000

Potential Board of Advisors Dr. Gerald Soffen, chair Mr. Norman Augustine Dr. France Cordova Dr. Peter Diamandis Mr. Daniel

Goldin/General John Dailey

Mr. Noel Hinners Mr. John Holt Dr. William Kirwan/ Dr.

Freeman Hrabowski Dr. John Klineberg

Mr. Alan Ladwig Dr. Eugene Levy Senator Barbara Mikulski Dr. Bruce Murray Dr. Story Musgrave Mr. Dave Thompson Dr. Kathryn Thornton/

Dr. Kathryn Sullivan Dr. Larry Young Mr. Thomas Young