| Put your knowledge and skills to work through “on
the job training” in “Space-Based Research.” This
is real science and real learning. You will be assigned to
an actual NASA research project currently being conducted by
a NASA scientist and the data that you supply will be forwarded
to for review and, if appropriate, inclusion into NASA research
databases.
In this, you will associate and communicate with the NASA
Principal Investigator (PI) scientist, as well as engineers,
technicians and astronauts who are in the field and on the
job.
Further, you will have the opportunity to team with students
from around the country as you support each other in your
quest for excitement, adventure and knowledge. Take part
in an OQ mission and be prepared to participate in the U.S.
Space Program.
NASA does many wonderful and exciting things. They’ve
put people on the moon, landed rovers on Mars, and placed
state of the art telescopes in outer space that allow us
to observe wonders never seen before. They’ve launched
unmanned explorers to the edges of our solar system and beyond
and continue the quest to the stars.
The International Space Station, and the Shuttle Program
that supports it, are the steppingstones that will assist
in the quest for manned space flight to the planets and beyond.
When the Space Shuttle returns to service, OQ will be there
to offer research in orbit. This is history in the making
and you can be a part of it.
High on NASA’s list of priorities is to “Reach
the Next Generation of Explores” and that is you.
Orion’s Quest is dedicated to assist NASA in that
goal.
Orion’s Quest will introduce you to NASA and the
people who make it work. Those heroes of today will become
your comrades, fellow workers and mentors. You will come
to know how NASA works because you will be working within
the system.
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