Programas y Proyectos de Investigación en

NASA para reclutar puertorriqueños y minorías

• Oportunidades de Trabajo y Estudio en NASA– Ayuda para Estudios graduados en ciencias espaciales

– Programa de reclutamiento de astronautas

– Programas para maestros de ciencia

– Escuelas de verano y talleres para futuros científicos

• Ejemplos de investigaciones en Ciencias Espaciales realizadas por NASA– Misión nueva de NASA

– Exploración humana de la Luna y Marte

– Estudios de la formación y comportamiento del resto del Universo

– Algunos proyectos interesantes de Investigación Científica

Estudios Graduados en Ciencias Espaciales y Terrestres en NASA

• NASA y la Universidad de Puerto Rico tienen un compromiso de desarrollar los científicos del futuro

• Becas para realizar estudios graduados en ciencias espaciales en universidades afiliadas

• Oportunidades de investigación en los centros de NASA

http://www.education.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Ejemplos de Becas y Oportunidades de Estudio

• NASA Science and Technology Scholarship Program (STSP) – $20,000 anuales para subgraduados

• NASA's Space Exploration Academy

The Harriett G. Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship Program provides full-time underrepresented graduate students in science, technology and education with financial support for their education in NASA-related disciplines. Students are selected for fellowships that include financial support and a 6-week, hands-on research experience at a NASA Center or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

The GEM Fellowship programs are designed to offer opportunities for underrepresented minority students to obtain MS degrees in engineering and Ph.D. degrees in engineering and the natural and physical sciences through a program of paid summer internships and graduate financial assistance.

NASA Graduate Student FellowshipsNASA Graduate Student Fellowships In Earth In Earth System ScienceSystem ScienceNASA announces graduate student fellowships for persons pursuing Master of Science (M.Sc.) or Doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees in Earth System Science and related disciplines. The purpose of NASA's Earth System Science (ESS) Fellowship Program is to ensure continued training of interdisciplinary scientists to support the study of the Earth as a system. NASA places particular emphasis on the applicant's ability and interest in pursuing academic training and research using observations and measurements from NASA's Earth orbiting satellites, and in developing inter- or cross-disciplinary research about the Earth system that is not currently emphasized in the research and development portfolio of the Office of Earth Science.

Reclutamiento de Astronautashttp://astronauts.nasa.gov/

Programas para Maestros

• NASA Explorer Schools (NES) - Selected School Teams of educators and administrators will join NASA in a three-year partnership for sustained professional development to develop rich learning opportunities in mathematics, science, and technology for students and families.

• Earth System Science Education Alliance (ESSEA) - Supports educational institutions across the country in offering a series of online ESS courses for teachers. Working in collaborative groups, teachers earn graduate or continuing education credit while solving problems, building models, and designing classroom activities.

• NASA's Learning Technologies Project (LTP) - NASA's educational technology incubator. LTP funds activities and collaborates with endeavors that incorporate NASA content with revolutionary technologies or innovative use of entrenched technologies to enhance education in the areas of math and science.

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/live/

Talleres y Experiencias Educativas en NASA

• Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program (SHARP) - A research based mentorship program that is specifically designed to attract and increase underrepresented students' participation and success rates in mathematics and science related courses, as well as to encourage career paths that help build a pool of underrepresented science and engineering professionals in the work place.

• Great Moonbuggy Race - High school and college students are invited to participate in NASA's Great Moonbuggy Race. The annual competition is held in the spring in Huntsville, Alabama.

• NASA Student Job Opportunities - Are designed to combine academic studies with on-the-job training and experience and to give students an opportunity to work with NASA while completing their education. Each NASA Field Center manages its own programs.

El futuro de la exploración espacial

Después del fatal accidente del transbordador Columbia, NASA se prepara para volver al espacio este año. La misión STS-114 del transbordador Discovery fue todo un éxito.

La Tierra, La Luna, Marte y más allá

Las misiones científicas espaciales de la NASA se aventuraron hasta la luna, exploraron otros planetas, viajaron hasta los confines de nuestro sistema solar y miraron hacia atrás en el tiempo. También hicieron algo que a veces resulta aún más difícil——estudiaron nuestro propio planeta, la Tierra. Estas misiones nos han brindado asombrosas vistas del universo y nuevos conocimientos sobre nuestro sistema solar, pero todavía hay mucho más para ver y aprender.

Explorando el resto del Universo

Usamos varios tipos de telescopios que observan diferentes formas de “luz” (ondas electromágneticas)

Gran parte de los científicos en NASA se dedican a estudiar y formular teorías para entender como funcionan las cosas que vemos a través de estos telescopios.

Telescopios en órbita y en tierra