Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"Any teacher from anywhere in the country can submit a proposal to fly an experiment. It doesn't matter if you teach kindergarten or advanced placement in high school. What better way to make science and math come alive? We can't wait to see the experiments educators and their students propose."

Source: Cindy McArthur, 'Teaching From Space' project manager, in commwents associated with the announcement that for the first time, NASA is offering teachers from across the country an opportunity usually reserved for researchers -- the chance to design a science experiment and then test it aboard a microgravity research plane.

FMI: http://microgravityuniversity.jsc.nasa.gov/tfs, www.nasa.gov/education