Partnership Will Send Five D.C. Area Students To Huntsville

Five Washington, D.C.-area students will be going to Space Camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL, thanks to a $5,000 donation from  EADS North America to the Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR).

"We're very proud to give back to our Washington, D.C. community with a donation that will enable students to participate in an exciting and educational experience like Space Camp," said Sean O'Keefe, CEO of EADS North America and former NASA Administrator, announcing the donation Monday. "It's our hope that this contribution will help inspire young people to focus on careers in math, science or technology."

WSBR is a leadership forum for the promotion of commercial space business and education in the National Capital area. "EADS has made an important contribution to the ongoing efforts of WSBR to provide scholarships to the young people of the Washington area," said WSBR President Dennis Granato. "We appreciate the opportunity to partner with EADS in sending students to Space Camp next summer."

Space Camp was founded in 1982 as the U.S. Space & Rocket Center museum's education program to promote the study of math, science, and technology. More than 500,000 students and adults have attended Space Camp since the program began in June, 1982.

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