K12> EDUCATOR ASTRONAUT REPORT CARD:PROGRAM THANKS PUBLIC FOR SUPPORT
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- Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 12:52:32 -0600
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Sent: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 13:30:41 -0500 (EST)
Subject: EDUCATOR ASTRONAUT REPORT CARD:PROGRAM THANKS PUBLIC FOR SUPPORT
Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington February 7, 2002
(Phone: 202/358-1761)
RELEASE: 03-059
EDUCATOR ASTRONAUT REPORT CARD:
PROGRAM THANKS PUBLIC FOR SUPPORT
NASA thanks the hundreds of students, teachers, and
friends who have sent the Educator Astronaut Program their
thoughts and prayers since the Columbia accident.
"The public and courageous teachers are showing us they are
undaunted by the risks and impassioned to continue the STS-
107 crew's dream to explore and discover," said Dr. Adena
Williams Loston, NASA's Associate Administrator for Education.
The first phone call the Educator Astronaut Program Office
received after the accident was from a teacher in Texas who
said, "I know what the crew would have us do. I'm going right
ahead and applying for the program."
On Monday, one teacher in Georgia asked her fifth grade class
if they would like to work for NASA. The students almost
unanimously responded, "Yes." The one student who said "No"
explained, "It is not that the crash of the Columbia scared
me, it's just that I have always wanted to be a professional
basketball player."
On the day of the accident, more than 100 students, friends
and families nominated their personal heroes -- their
teachers -- to become Educator Astronauts. Since the
accident, the program has received more than 1,000 nominations.
Educators interested in applying for the program or anyone
interested in nominating a teacher can find the
qualifications on the Internet at:
http://edspace.nasa.gov/qualifications/qualif.html
To learn more about the Educator Astronaut Program and other
NASA education activities visit:
http://edspace.nasa.gov
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