About NC Space Grant NC Space Grant Personnel Advisory Council Partners and Industrial Members Mailing Lists Photo Gallery 2010 Student Award Recipients 2010 Faculty Award Recipients Student Opportunities Graduate Research Fellowship Program Undergraduate Research Scholarship Program Undergraduate Scholarship Program Community College STEM Scholarship Program NC Space Grant/Lord Corporation Summer Internship Program NC Space Grant/J. Donald Cline Astronomy Scholarship NASA Internship Opportunities Faculty Opportunities New Investigators Program Higher Education Course Development Program K-12 Professional Development Program Informal Education and Public Outreach Program NC NASA Educator Resource Center National Space Grant	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. NC Space Grant News Archives CREST-1 University Student Spaceflight Program - STS-134 Flight Opportunity - Time Critical - 08 Jul 2010 The CREST-1 University Student Spaceflight Program (CUSSP), part of the American Aerospace CREST-1 mission, is a time-critical opportunity for university student investigators to conduct experiments on STS-134, the historic last scheduled voyage of the Space Shuttle. Critical Deadline: American Aerospace will accommodate all university student experimenters that reserve their launch opportunity by AUGUST 2, 2010. See the American Aerospace website for additional information. eXploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge - 23 Jun 2010 The National Space Grant Foundation has announced the X-Hab Academic Innovation Competition. This university level competition is designed to engage and retain students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math disciplines. NASA will directly benefit from the competition by sponsoring the development of innovative inflatable loft concepts that could be applied to exploration habitats. The challenge is for senior and graduate level design courses in which students design, manufacture, assemble, and test an inflatable loft that will be integrated onto an existing NASA-built operational hard shell prototype. Computational Model for Mars Tumbleweed Rovers - 21 Jun 2010 Dr. Andre Mazzoleni, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at NC State, has published a paper on research that is sponsored by NC Space Grant. Dr. Mazzoleni and his team developed a computational model for Mars 'tumbleweed rovers,' designed to be propelled by the Martian winds. See the June issue of the 'Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets' and the NC State this linkfor how rising juniors and seniors may apply. Aero/Space Top Stories Flooding in Pakistan - 31 Jul 2010 Acquired on July 30, 2010 (top), and June 5, 2010 (bottom), these images show flooding along the Indus River in Pakistan. Earth from the Moon - 31 Jul 2010 Orbiting the Moon 372,335 kilometers away from Earth, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this image of Earth on June 12, 2010. Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 31 July 2010 - 31 Jul 2010 Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 31 July 2010 NASA Awards Electrical Systems Engineering Services Contract - 31 Jul 2010 NASA Awards Electrical Systems Engineering Services Contract NASA Image of the Day Tweetup at HQ - 30 Jul 2010 NASA astronaut TJ Creamer talks about his experience in space during a 'Tweetup' at NASA Headquarters, Thursday, July 29, 2010, in Washington. Creamer, who spent 161 days living aboard the International Space Station as part of the Expedition 22/23 crew, set up the orbiting outpost's live Internet connection and posted updates about the mission to his Twitter account, sending the first live tweet from orbit. Image Credit: NASA/Paul E. Alers
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