# Presentation: 079947

## High School Aerospace Scholars

**NASA – Johnson Space Center**
- www.nasa.gov

## What is High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS)?

**HAS is an interactive on-line learning experience, highlighted by a six-day internship where selected students are encouraged to study math, science, engineering, or computer science by interacting with engineers at NASA JSC.**

## Who can participate?

**HAS Requirements:**
**High school junior**
**U.S. citizen**
**Texas resident**
**Have Internet access**

## Timeline

**Application Available Online: August 15**
**Application Deadline: November 14**
**Student Notification: December 19**
**Begin online lessons: January**
**HAS summer sessions: June - August **

## Online Lessons

**From January through May, scholars complete 10 online lessons consisting of reading curriculum, writing essays, solving math problems, and developing designs.**

## Final Project

**In addition to the online lessons, students complete a final project on a topic of their choice.**

## Mission Integration Gray Team

**This team is responsible for pulling together the overall**
**mission. Coordination of all the teams is vital for**
**presentation of one mission to Mars. **
**Mission Parameters / Overall Goals **
**Landing Site / Crew Selection **
**Budget **
**Space Law**

## Getting There Red Team

**This team is responsible for getting to Mars. **
**Rationale and risk assessment **
**Prototyping and testing of systems on the Moon **
**Interplanetary spacecraft design (propulsion, timelines, and communication systems) **
**Radiation hazards **
**Microgravity issues**

## Living There White Team

**This team is responsible for designing the living facilities on Mars.**
**Moon/Mars habitat design **
**Plant growth facilities **
**In-situ resource utilization on Mars (air, water, fuel) **
**Radiation and climate hazards **
**Nutrition and exercise **
**Recreation and interpersonal relationships **
**Communications with Earth **

## Working There Blue Team

**This team is responsible for**** ****experiments and work done on Mars.**
**Exploration: discovering a new world  and the search for life **
**Laboratories and tools **
**Space suit requirements **
**Rovers and robots **
**Communications **
**Team organization (work assignments)**

## Team Projects

**Each team will create a PowerPoint presentation and a show board to display their work at the closing luncheon.**

## Behind the Scenes Tours of JSC Facilities

**Neutral Buoyancy Lab**

**Mission Control**

**Shuttle and ISS Mock-ups**

**Shuttle Simulators**

**Vacuum Chamber**

## Competitive Activities

**While at HAS, evening activities include competitive events such as:**
**lander activities**
**lofter activities**
**rover competition **
**rocket launches**

## Teachers Serve as Counselors

## Closing Luncheon

**At the conclusion of the week,**
**scholars present their mission to**
**Mars at a closing luncheon where**
**parents, State Legislators, and**
**community leaders attend.**

## Follow-Up Commitment

**Once the distance learning activities are finished and the summer workshop has ended, scholars are encouraged to:**
**Maintain contact with their mentor and fellow scholars **
**Help recruit new students to the program**
**Maintain contact with HAS staff concerning their choice of college, choice of major, and post-graduation plans. **

## How Do Students Become High School Aerospace Scholars?

**Go to http://aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov/HAS**
**Under the Student link, fill out the online registration.**
**Print and fill out application and mail along with other necessary forms to be completed directly to NASA JSC.**

## These could be the astronauts who will take us to the Moon and beyond.  Are you willing to accept the challenge?

## Contact Information

- 		http://aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov/HAS
**	****	**
**	****	****Jessica Cejka**
**	****	****High School Aerospace Scholars **
**	****	****Program Manager**
**	****	****NASA Johnson Space Center**
**	****	****email : jessica.a.cejka@nasa.gov****	****office phone: (281) 483-4853**