NASA Moon Work Design Contest for College Students
By TechnoGadge on December 8, 2009 at 5:07 pmThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s 2009-2019 Moon Work Design Contest in now open. Are you an engineering student? Want to work at NASA as paid interns? Moon Work Design Contest is a great opportunity for you because this year, the top-ranked students will be offered a chance to intern with a team from NASA’s Exploration Technology Development Program.
The 2010 NASA Moon Work engineering design challenge seeks to motivate college students by giving them first-hand experience with the process of developing new technologies. To participate in the contest, college students are requested to submit their original design tools and instruments needed for future human and robotic exploration of the moon. Student projects will tackle real problems required for successful lunar missions.
The top-ranked students will be offered a chance to intern with a team from NASA’s Exploration Technology Development Program. Winning Moon Work contestants also will have a chance to attend field tests conducted by the Desert Research and Technology Studies Program, managed by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The program conducts annual tests of new technologies in landscapes that are close analogs of the moon and other harsh space environments.
Intrested students should submit a notice of intent to enter the contest by December 15. Final entries for the Moon Work challenge are due May 15, 2010. All entries must be from students at U.S. colleges or universities. Note tha, although non-citizens may be part of a team, only U.S. citizens may win NASA internships or travel awards.
For complete details and to enter the contest, visit: http://moonwork.larc.nasa.gov
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