NASA Quest and the
Johnson Space Center's
Distance Learning Outpost celebrate

Space Day 2003
with Design Challenges WEBCASTS on
January 28, 29 and 30

Join us from the Calendar pages

These webcasts are designed to provide help with your Space Day challenges -- from real NASA experts!

Join us in participating in the 7th annual Space Day. Celebrated on the first Thursday in May, each year Space Day focuses on a different theme. This year's theme is Celebrating the Future of Flight, honoring the past 100 years of aviation and aerospace accomplishments. Design challenges are created, by the Challenger Center for Space Science Education, to encourage students to find solutions to real problems encountered by people living and working in space.

This project is perfect for budding scientists, inventors, designers, pilots, spacecraft engineers, aviators, innovators and dreamers Grades 4 - 8, but can easily be adapted for other-aged explorers. Several different participation ideas are offered, besides the design challenges, and all lead to a celebration of space -- Space Day. Visit the Space Day website to learn about all the events planned for May 1, 2003.

Inventors, scientists, spacecraft engineers/designers, aviators, innovators and dreamers are needed . . .

Design Challenge #1 Fly to the Future	Design Challenge #2 Planetary Explorers	Design Challenge #3 Watt Power!
Design and build a model aircraft of the future. Your design must be based on, and incorporate, factual research. Write and illustrate a story that involves your aircraft. Create a timeline of important past and future events in flight.	Design and build a working model spacecraft that can fly on Earth. It must be designed with characteristics that would allow it to also fly on another planet or moon in our solar system. Write and illustrate a story that involves your spacecraft. Create a timeline of important past and future events in flight.	Design and build a working model of an aircraft that is self-propelled, uses a renewable energy source, and can remain airborne for a short distance. Write and illustrate a story that involves your aircraft. Create a timeline of important past and future events in flight.
January 28, 2003 View the Archive	January 29, 2003 View the Archive	January 30, 2003 View the Archive
NASA expert -- bio for Brian Anderson	NASA expert -- bio for John F. Muratore	NASA expert -- bio for Andrew Petro

Teacher's Mission Prep

Student's Mission Prep

Before the Webcasts

“The invention of the airplane was a fundamental turning point in our history, and flight remains one of the most stunning and magnificent human achievements.” -- U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission

Space Day Challenges 2002 - 2000