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  The NC Space Grant is a consortium of academic institutions that have gathered together to promote, develop, and support aeronautics and space-related science, engineering, and technology education and training in North Carolina. Partnering with NASA, industry, non-profit organizations, and state government agencies, NC Space Grant conducts programs that are designed to equip the current and future aero/space workforce in North Carolina.

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NC Space Grant News Archives
NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP) seeking candidates - 04 Feb 2010
The NASA USRP is seeking candidates for the Fall 2010 internships. This is a mentored internship program for undergrad students at 12 NASA Centers and research support facilities across the US. Students majoring in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics will have the opportunity to gain hands-on technical research experiences. Qualifying students must be enrolled at a university in their sophomore, junior or senior year, have at least a 3.0 GPA and be a US citizen. To apply and learn more go to the USRP web site. Fall 2010 Deadline: April 30, 2010
NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program - 15 Jan 2010
The NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP) is seeking candidates for the Summer 2010 internship session for one more week (Application Deadline – January 22, 2010). The USRP program is a mentored internship for undergraduate students that are offered at all 12 NASA Centers and research support facilities across the United States. For more information or to apply visit the USRP website.
UNC-TV to feature PARI on Exploring North Carolina - 13 Jan 2010
On Thursday, January 14th at 8:30 pm and again on Friday, January 15th at 9:30 pm UNC-TV will broadcast an Exploring North Carolina segment on the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI). This new show will feature many of PARI’s recent research and education program developments. NC Space Grant students have participated in internships at PARI for several years.
NC Space Grant Student selected as Intern for White House Council on Environmental Quality - 10 Dec 2009
Anup Engineer, a senior in Environmental Technology at NC State University, has been awarded an internship by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). Interns are given a wide range of assignments including conducting research, managing incoming inquiries, attending meetings, and writing memos on a variety of environmental issues. They have the opportunity to be involved in groundbreaking projects, working closely with staff from all levels and a variety of backgrounds.
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Aero/Space Top Stories
Astronauts Inspect Shuttle for Damage - 08 Feb 2010
Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour will scan their spacecraft overnight to search for any signs of heat shield damage from their early Monday launch.
MISSION UPDATE: Shuttle Astronauts Wake to Music in Space - 08 Feb 2010
Astronauts Skip Super Bowl for Space Shuttle Launch - 08 Feb 2010
The six astronauts who rocketed into space early Monday opted to skip watching the Super Bowl in order to blast off on the space shuttle Endeavour.
Today's Spiral Galaxies Were Once the Ugly Ducklings - 08 Feb 2010
Using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have created a census of galaxy types and shapes.
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Watching History Unfold
- 08 Feb 2010
Guests look on from the terrace of Operations Support Building II as space shuttle Endeavour launches on the shuttle program's last planned night launch. Endeavour launched from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A to begin the STS-130 mission early Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Mission STS-130 will deliver a third connecting module, the Italian-built Tranquility node and a seven-windowed cupola, which will be used as a control room for robotics, to the International Space Station. Image Credit: NASA/Paul E. Alers
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