NASA Extinct and Endangered Education Programs

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2006 & 2007 were rough years for education at NASA.

Ongoing education projects that died in 2007.

  1. Reduced Gravity Museum and Science Center Program
    We regret to inform you that the 2007 Reduced Gravity Museum and Science Center Program will not be held. After carefully examining funding options, NASA HQ decided that it simply did not have the resources to support this flight year. We will continue to pursue funding options, and hopefully, will be able to provide the opportunity again in 2008.

Ongoing education projects that died in 2006.

  1. Educational Flight Projects Office @ Wallops Island Flight Facility (EFPO)
    The Educational Flight Projects Office (EFPO) closed as of January 2006. There will be no new flight opportunities.
  2. Glenn Research Center Drop Tower Competition for Schools — Dropping in Microgravity Environment (DIME)
    The DIME 2006 program has been drastically modified due to no funding available for continuing the program as for the initial five years…. The availability of DIME beyond the 2005-06 school year is still highly doubtful.
    UPDATE: September 1, 2006. The DIME program has been cancelled.
  3. Hyper-G Competition
    The 2005-06 Hyper-G Competition has been cancelled …
  4. Marshal Spaceflight Center Alumni Exchange (ALEX)
    The NASA Alumni Exchange (ALEX) online community is no longer accepting new members. [Found on their registration page.]
  5. NASA Quest
    We are sorry, but the Mars Airplane and Outta Here Challenges have been cancelled due to education budget cuts. [Found on their Upcoming Events page.]
  6. Science and Technology Scholarship Program (STSP)
    The formal announcement of this program has been postponed to better align capabilities and workforce needs to the Vision for Space Exploration, and to NASA’s science and aeronautics research.
  7. Student Involvement Program (NSIP)
    As a result, we have canceled the NASA Student Involvement Program (NSIP) and hope to provide enhanced and challenging student opportunities through other NASA education projects. [Found on this redirect page.]
  8. Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program (SHARP)
    As a result, we have temporarily suspended the NASA Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program (SHARP). [Found on this redirect page.]
  9. Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP)
    Due to budget restraints JSC's Summer Temporary Employment Program has been cancelled for summer 2006. If anything changes we will post updated information as soon as possible.
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