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To challenge America’s students to excel in math and science through their active participation in space–based research. 
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Active Mission: Mission VI
Silicate Gardens Revisted

OQ Mission VI, “Silicate Gardens Revisited” is a follow-up to the chemistry-based research study begun in OQ Mission V. This study, currently on the International Space Station, is designed to provide new information on the effects of microgravity on the formation and growth of hollow tubes and spheres which are the basic structures of chemical gardens.
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Active Mission: Study Series
"Worms In Space" Virtual Mission
This biology based mission, focuses on the nematode C. elegans and uses actual photos and data collected during OQ Mission III. The study was carried to the International Space Station and remained there for 6 months during 2006-2007. This virtual mission is now available to teachers enrolled in the program. Additional details can be found by going to the OQ Mission III link on the “Missions” page.
 
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Start your classroom on an educational journey.  Orion's Quest is an Internet delivered program for middle and high school students that seeks to reach the "Next Generation of Explorers".  Students hone their skills in the STEM disciplines through active participation in authentic research being conducted by scientists and engineers at NASA and other world class research organizations.
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What's Happening In Space
 
NASA, ATK Successfully Test First Orion Launch Abort Motor
Flames shot more than 100 feet high in a successful 5.5-second ground test firing Thursday, Nov. 20, of a launch abort motor for NASA's next generation spacecraft, the Orion crew exploration vehicle.
NASA Spacecraft Detects Buried Glaciers on Mars
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed vast Martian glaciers of water ice under protective blankets of rocky debris at much lower latitudes than any ice previously identified on the Red Planet.
Racers Get Ready! NASA's Great Moonbuggy Registration Begins
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed vast Martian glaciers of water ice under protective blankets of rocky debris at much lower latitudes than any ice previously identified on the Red Planet.