
Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Students from across the nation gathered at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the NASA Explorer Schools (NES) symposium. At the microphone is NASA Explorer Schools Lead Education Specialist Alicia Baturoni from NASA's Glenn Research Center. From left, the panel includes aerospace engineer with NASA's Launch Services Program Caley Burke, Gary Letchworth who is working on the Orion multipurpose crew vehicle, NASA Contract Specialist Nicole Rivera, wildlife ecologist with Innovative Heath Applications Becky Bolt, Tim Griffin who works in Kennedy's Chemical Analysis Branch, Xaivian Raymond with NASA Human Resources, aerospace engineer Sarah Cox who works on the space shuttle's thermal protection system, and chemical engineer Annie Caraccio. During the NES event, students presented their investigation project to their peers, scientists, engineers and education specialists. About 60 fourth- through 12-grade students nationwide are at the center May 4-7 participating in tours of processing and launch facilities and the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, as well as several educational activities and a career panel question-and-answer session. About 30 teachers will receive professional development opportunities during the symposium. The participants were competitively selected after they completed an original investigation focused on existing NASA missions or research interests. Photo Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
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