Students gain hands-on research and team experience both in the laboratory and in the field.
The students learned biological, hardware, and management operations for life science payloads on the shuttle and International Space Station. Other hands-on studies included various experiments in Advanced Life Support bioregenerative life support, and ecological studies that assist in preserving the 147,000 acres of wetlands habitat that surround the KSC facility. The curriculum also provided an overview of the field of space life sciences. The students were instructed on NASA s future long-term space exploration objectives, how life science plays an integral role in all of these endeavors, and how this mission can only be accomplished through collaborations and teamwork. Students received six semester hours of college credit from Tuskegee University, NASA s primary academic partner in this program.