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

jerry.g.hartman@nasa.gov

Gloria Murphy

Kennedy Space Center

321-867-8934

gloria.a.murphy@nasa.gov

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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 frank.six@nasa.gov

– http://education.nasa.gov/edprograms/descriptions/University_Student_Launch_Initiative.html

• ESMD Space Grant Project: Gloria Murphy, Kennedy Space Center 321-867-8934 gloria.a.murphy@nasa.gov

– http://education.ksc.nasa.gov/esmdspacegrant