Third annual Weightless Flights of Discovery
Posted at 05:27 on Tuesday 6 May 2008 by Kirk Kittell
Courtesy SpaceRef:
North Grumman and Zero-G are offering a chance for teachers to fly in zero gravity in the third annual Weightless Flights of Discovery.
For the third consecutive year, Northrop Grumman is partnering with Zero-G Corporation to offer the Weightless Flights of Discovery program, one of several initiatives the Northrop Grumman Foundation sponsors in support of promoting education and student interest in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Selected teachers will participate in a full-day orientation program several weeks before their flights. Teachers then will work with their students to develop experiments to be conducted in environments simulating lunar gravity, Martian gravity and weightlessness. Following the two-to-three-hour flight, each teacher will share his or her experiences back in the classroom.
Teachers: if you're interested in applying, go to the application at northropgrumman.com/teachers. Applications will be accepted until 20 June or until all available seats are filled.
Category: General | Tags: zero-g
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