The guide contains an overview of the process involved in the Space Flight Opportunities competition, a full discussion of proposal requirements, and a complete description of evaluation rubrics. Students are encouraged to design their experiment to learn about the conditions inside a rocket in flight, the earth's atmosphere, and biological processes in microgravity. If a student experiment is selected, NASA will supply necessary hardware and technical support as students prepare their experiment for flight. A print version of this guide is downloadable as a PDF file. This website also provides a link to the official NSIP website that contains educator guides for other NSIP competitions, student guides, and the NSIP brochure.
Guide includes color illustrations requiring a color printer.
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