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NASA's Space Life Sciences Training Program.

G Coulter1, L Lewis, D Atchison

  • 1Life Sciences Division, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546.

Advances in Space Research : the Official Journal of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)
|January 1, 1994
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The Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) cultivates future scientists and engineers for space exploration. This initiative successfully recruits diverse students, including minorities and women, into aerospace careers.

Area of Science:

  • Space Life Sciences
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • STEM Education

Background:

  • Established in 1985 at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).
  • Aims to build a skilled workforce for future space exploration challenges.
  • Jointly sponsored by NASA's Life Sciences Division and Office of Equal Opportunity Programs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To train undergraduate students in space life sciences and engineering.
  • To encourage participation from underrepresented groups in STEM fields.
  • To foster international collaboration in space research.

Main Methods:

  • Intensive six-week summer program.
  • Includes lectures, laboratory sessions, and facility tours.
  • Students engage in hands-on projects, including Space Shuttle flight experiments.
Keywords:
NASA Center HQSNASA Discipline General Space Life SciencesNASA Discipline Number 99-99NASA Program Life Sciences Management

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Main Results:

  • Successful in attracting minority students and women to space science and engineering.
  • Included 17 international students in the recent program.
  • A symposium connected over 150 graduates with NASA and aerospace opportunities.

Conclusions:

  • The SLSTP is effective in developing talent for space exploration.
  • The program demonstrates success in promoting diversity and inclusion in STEM.
  • Future expansion planned for Johnson Space Center indicates program growth.