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	NASA 50th Anniversary Essay Contest for Students The NASA 50th Anniversary Essay Competition for middle and junior high school students is now accepting entries. The competition consists of two separate topics, each with a limit of 500 words. The first topic challenges students to describe how they benefit in their everyday lives from space technologies built by NASA over the last 50 years. The second topic requires students to imagine how their everyday lives will have changed because of NASA space technology in the next 50 years. Students may submit two separate essays, each responding to a separate topic. Participants must be U.S. students in grades 5-9 and under the age of 15. An optional notice of intent is due on Dec. 7, 2007. Final entries are due on or before Jan. 7, 2008. Click Here for More Information
	New Aeronautics Competitions for the 2007-2008 Academic Year The Fundamental Aeronautics Program of the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters announces a new aeronautics competition for high school and college students for the 2007-2008 academic year. Students are asked to think about a next generation, all new DC-3* type of aircraft. High school students are invited to write an essay describing how the transportation of goods and passengers might be revolutionized with the 21st century equivalent to the DC-3. College level students are invited to design the aircraft, using guidelines provided by NASA, and suggest a minimum of three valid operational scenarios for their proposed vehicle. Complete details for each group are found on the following pages. http://aero.larc.nasa.gov/competitions.htm
	NASA Engineering Design Challenge: Lunar Plant Growth Chamber Plant growth will be an important part of space exploration in the future as NASA plans for long-duration missions to the Moon. NASA scientists anticipate that astronauts may be able to grow plants on the Moon, and the plants could be used to supplement meals. Click Here for More Information
	Second Annual 21st Century Explorer Podcast Competition Take a look back at NASA's first 50 years of exploration and answer this question: What do you think is NASA's greatest exploration achievement in the past 50 years, and why? We want your answer in the form of an audio or video podcast. Click Here for More Information