Mar 18 2011
From The Space Library
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-060 NASA LEADERS TO MENTOR NEW YORK STUDENTS ON MARCH 22
WASHINGTON -- NASA is hosting a March 22 forum in New York City to share the excitement of space exploration and encourage students - especially girls - to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). NASA's Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and NASA's Associate Administrator for Education Leland Melvin, a former astronaut, will attend the event and meet with 200 middle school and high school students from the Women's Academy of Excellence; the Promise Academy; the New York City Housing Authority; and the General D. Chappie James Middle School of Science. Fashion designer Donna Karan's Urban Zen Foundation and the Foundation for Advancing Women Now, founded by singer Mary J. Blige are co-hosts of the event, which will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT at the Stephen Weiss Studio, 705 Greenwich Street, New York. At 10:15 a.m., the students also will participate in a question-and-answer session with NASA astronaut Cady Coleman who is orbiting 220 miles above the Earth. She has been living aboard the International Space Station for the past three months. NASA Television and the agency's website will carry the downlink live. The downlink is one in a series with educational organizations in the U.S. and abroad to improve STEM teaching and learning. It is an integral component of Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office. The office promotes learning opportunities and builds partnerships with the education community using the unique environment of microgravity and NASA's human spaceflight program. NASA Television will air video from the space station during the event.
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-062 NASA ADMINISTRATOR PARTICIPATES IN CEREMONY HONORING ASTRONAUT RON MCNAIR
WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will travel to his home state of South Carolina Monday, March 21, to participate in the dedication of the Dr. Ronald E. McNair Life History Center in Lake City. McNair, a Lake City native, was a member of the space shuttle Challenger crew lost in the January 1986 accident. Bolden, who was inspired by McNair to join the astronaut corps, will deliver remarks during a program beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT at the center, which is located at the corner of Singletary Ave. and East Main St. in Lake City. Also speaking are Sen. Lindsey Graham, Lake City mayor The Honorable Lovith Anderson, and McNair's widow Cheryl. The Ronald E. McNair Memorial Foundation is sponsoring the event, which is open to the public and reporters.
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