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2. Teacher in Space Project - Wikipedia

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   Teachers in Space, Inc. The Teacher in Space Project ( TISP) was a NASA program announced by Ronald Reagan in 1984 designed to inspire students, honor teachers, and spur interest in mathematics, science, and space exploration. The project would carry teachers into space as Payload Specialists (non-astronaut civilians), who would return to their ...

3. Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center - Wikipedia

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   Programs and Camps. The Space Center offers a variety of programs that provide varying mission lengths and experiences. Continuing the educational aim of the Space Center, there are field trip programs for school classes that provide education about science, space and teamwork/leadership. These programs also offer educational experience ...

4. Challenger Center for Space Science Education - Wikipedia

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   Challenger Center for Space Science Education is a United States 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, DC. It was founded in 1986 by the families of the astronauts who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986. The organization's mission is to inspire and educate students in science, technology ...

5. Center for the Advancement of Science in Space - Wikipedia

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   The Space Station Explorers program includes opportunities for students to launch their own projects into space. Some of the Space Station Explorer experiments have allowed students to observe genetic changes in astronauts' DNA, [17] learn how bacteria grows differently in space, [8] and track the development of tadpoles into four-legged frogs.

6. Space Camp (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Space Camp is an educational camp in Huntsville, Alabama, on the grounds of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) museum near NASA 's Marshall Space Flight Center. [1] It provides residential and educational programs for children and adults on topics such as space exploration, aviation, and robotics. Run by the Alabama Space Science Exhibit ...

7. National Defense Education Act - Wikipedia

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   IX §§ 591-592, 601-602. The National Defense Education Act ( NDEA) was signed into law on September 2, 1958, providing funding to United States education institutions at all levels. [1] NDEA was among many science initiatives implemented by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 to increase the technological sophistication and power of the ...