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NASA Names 18 Teams For 2007-2008 Student Launch Initiative

Event In Huntsville Scheduled For April 2008

NASA told ANN this week the space agency has tapped 18 middle and high school teams across 12 states to fly high in the 2007-2008 Student Launch Initiative rocketeering challenge.

The annual challenge is designed to inspire young people to pursue careers in science, engineering, math and technology -- fields vital to NASA's ongoing mission in space and to the continued economic prosperity of the nation.

Founded in 2001, the Student Launch Initiative is managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. The challenge gives students hands-on, practical experience in managing aerospace and engineering projects similar to those found in a professional environment.

Guided by Marshall Center engineers and their own science and math teachers, the teams participating in the project will spend eight months designing, building and launching rockets with built-in, working science payloads and a goal of flying to an altitude of 1 mile.

Student teams are eligible to participate for up to two years. Schools may field more than one team. Each new team receives a $2,500 grant and a travel stipend from NASA, and each returning team receives a $1,250 grant.

New participants this year include teams from W.G. Enloe High School in Raleigh, NC; Frenship High School in Wolfforth, TX; Krueger Middle School in San Antonio, TX; Washington County 4-H of Slinger, WI; Seabrook Intermediate School in Seabrook, TX; Millington High School in Millington, MI; Stone Middle School in Huntsville, AL; two teams from Plantation High School in Plantation, FL; and Madison West High School in Madison, WI.

Returning student teams picked to participate in the 2007 challenge include Benson High School in Omaha, NE; Lloyd C. Bird High School in Chesterfield, VA; St. Andrew's Lutheran School in Park Ridge, IL; Statesville Christian School in Statesville, NC; Byron Middle School in Byron, IL; Weare Middle School in Dunbarton, NH; West Point-Beemer High School in West Point, NE; and Yough High School in Herminie, PA.

"We're extremely thrilled to welcome, and welcome back, so many stellar teams for this year's challenge," said Tammy Rowan, assistant manager of the Marshall Center's Academic Affairs Office. "The Student Launch Initiative is one of dozens of education programs and projects NASA and the Marshall Center conduct each year to encourage new generations to explore, learn and help build a better future for us all. Nowhere is the enthusiasm and ingenuity needed to achieve those goals more evident than among our Student Launch Initiative rocketeers."

The 2007-2008 challenge will conclude with a final activity of launching each team's rocket in the Huntsville area in April 2008.

FMI: http://education.msfc.nasa.gov/sli

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