Zeolite crystals are used to process petroleum into gasoline. These crystals can be grown better in the weightlessness of space than under the earth's gravity. Therefore, one type of experiment conducted in space is designed to learn more about how enhanced zeolite crystals may make fossil fuels of the future less polluting and more efficient sources of energy. If you want to learn more about the United States space program, or astronaut training, here are some things you can do. Attend Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, or Mountain View, California.
Scholarships are available.
If you're in the Houston area, visit NASA's Johnson Space Center. There are free guided tours for the public. From the nation's leading theorist on Mars exploration comes a stirring challenge that will take us to the very boundaries of human exploration and beyond. The colonization of Mars, once dismissed as a futuristic dream, has crossed into the realm of possibility with Robert Zubrin's landmark Mars Direct plan. This page and all contents copyright KTEH, except some images used under license.