Salute to Black History Month: The Drinking Gourd

NASA Quest highlights the archive of a former project based on the song "Follow the Drinking Gourd." Included are elementary, middle and high school lessons on how the North Star, Polaris, was used to guide slaves to freedom.

January
through
March

Challenge: PSA
Add the Micro to Gravity!

Classrooms are being challenged to design a way to test the Personal Satellite Assistant (PSA) on Earth to make sure that it will work once it is on the ISS where there is microgravity. During this process, students will explore the engineering design process, including a peer review for refining their designs. NASA engineers and scientists will be on hand to help to guide the process.

Registration is now in process!

National Engineers Week:
Chat with Mike Ciannilli

Test Project Engineer Mike Ciannilli will join us to discuss his role in the "Landing to Launch" of the orbiter. Mike has been a long time participant in the NASA Quest offerings from Kennedy Space Center surrounding launches and preparation of the orbiter.
Read Mike Ciannilli's bio and journals

Thursday
February 26

10- 11 AM Pacific
1- 2 PM Eastern
1800-1900 GM

E-Week webcast from NASA's Digital Learning Network from Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas

Highlighting astronaut training.
High school students around the world will get an inside look at how NASA prepares astronauts for life onboard the International Space Station.