TAG | NASA considers American Student Moon Orbiter |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Thursday, 03 July 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 2 Specifically, the Request for Information (RFI) “… seeks input from appropriate officials and decision-makers from colleges, universities, and potential industry contributors with experience in university-level, student-led flight projects focusing on spaceflight satellite and/or payload development, payload integration, spacecraft and/or payload launch, mission operations, or scientific data analysis.” Dr. Joyce Winterton, assistant administrator for Education at NASA Headquarters (Washington D.C.) states, "It is important to provide meaningful experiences to our next generation of engineers, but we need to do it in a thoughtful way. By collecting input from universities with experience in this area, we can make the correct decision about whether to proceed, and if so, how." The NASA news release states, “Under the ASMO concept, teams would learn directly from NASA mentors as part of a diverse, nationwide, higher education initiative that enables students to design, build, launch, operate and own a small spacecraft and its payload. Students would acquire in-depth experience with satellite mission protocol and procedures, communications and project management. NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in California and NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland are leading the ASMO initiative.” [NASA: “NASA Considers Development of Student-Led Satellite Initiative”] NASA Ames director S. Pete Worden adds, "NASA is laying the foundation for a multi-generation exploration program that eventually will see humans settle our solar system. To sustain this vision, we need the next crop of scientists and engineers to engage their minds and get hands-on experience."
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