NASA Ames to Host International Space University Summer Session

Mar. 7, 2007

Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1761

Michael Mewhinney
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
650-604-3937/9000

Caroline Ritter
International Space University, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
+03-88-65-54-55

RELEASE: 07-61

NASA AMES TO HOST INTERNATIONAL SPACE UNIVERSITY SUMMER SESSION

MOFFET FIELD, Calif. - NASA announced on Wednesday that the
International Space University Summer Session Program in 2009 will be
held at the Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.

Key factors in the center's selection were Ames' location in Silicon
Valley, its world-class scientists and its ongoing collaborations
with academia and the entrepreneurial space community.

"Our Ames Research Center location will provide the International
Space University's diverse student body a rich interdisciplinary
curriculum along with the mentorship of NASA's scientists, engineers,
and researchers, as well as our academic and industry partners," said
NASA's Assistant Administrator of Education Joyce Winterton.

The International Space University was established in 1987 as an
institution founded on the vision of a peaceful, prosperous and
boundless future through the study, exploration and development of
space for the benefit of all humanity. The summer session program is
an intense nine-week course for postgraduate students and young
professionals.

"This is the first time in the program's history that this prestigious
summer session will be held at a NASA center, and I'm very proud that
we will have a key role in developing future leaders in the global
space community," said Ames Research Center Director S. Pete Worden.

"The selection of NASA Ames Research Center as the site for Summer
Session Program 2009 is all the more noteworthy since the competition
presented the largest selection of outstanding proposals in the
20-year history of the International Space University. We have no
doubt that the students who attend Summer Session Program 2009 will
be accelerated on their way to becoming leaders in the space sector,"
said Dr. Michael Simpson, president of the International Space
University.

Approximately 120 students from all over the world will participate in
the summer session. An international cadre of distinguished
professors will teach the classes. The curriculum covers the major
space-related fields, both technical and non-technical, and ranges
from engineering, physical sciences and satellite applications to
life sciences, policy, management and humanities. The summer session
runs from mid-June to August 2009.

With this program, NASA continues its investment in the nation's
education programs to strengthen the future workforce of NASA and the
nation. Through this and the agency's other college and university
programs, NASA will identify and develop the critical skills and
capabilities needed to achieve the Vision for Space Exploration.

For more information about the International Space University, visit:

http://www.isunet.edu

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

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