Citing a visit to the NASA craftsmen exhibit at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture airshow, at Oshkosh, Wisc., David Klassman decided he wanted to work for NASA.
Thirty middle school students had a chance to learn how their math and science studies apply to the real world during a weeklong robotics workshop June 15 through June 20 at Lancaster High School, Lancaster, Calif.
Teachers attended a Lunar and Meteorite certification educational workshop sponsored by Dryden's education office in May 2009 at the AERO Institute in Palmdale, Calif.
Three high school robotics teams sponsored or supported in part by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center scored well at the national high school robotics championships.
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center participated in the 2009 Earth Day observance at Edwards Air Force Base April 21 with educational displays and demonstrations relating to the center's involvement in environmental science.
Kerianne Hobbs' first memory of NASA was a family visit to NASA's Johnson Space Center when she was six.
Several high school robotics teams sponsored or supported in part by NASA Dryden Flight Research Center scored high in regional competitions sponsored by the FIRST organization March 27-28.
About 25 seventh-grade girls from several area middle schools got up close and personal with some unique aircraft and high technology recently when they participated in a "Tech Trek" tour of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Shawn Georg spent years on the family cattle ranch near Sabetha with his eyes toward the sky as military fighters and cargo planes flew low-level routes over the property.
Student teams pitted their software-enabled robots against the clock at the Southern California NASA Explorer Schools Robotics Competition.
Steven Humphrey is tasked with designing real-time computer displays to gather and interpret in-flight data.
The Lancaster High School robotics team, sponsored in part by NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, made it to the semi-finals of the 2009 FIRST regional robotics competition in Long Beach, Calif., March 14 before being eliminated in the final round of matches.
More than a score of children and their parents learned about flying in space during a hands-on NASA Education Family Night focusing on the upcoming STS-119 space shuttle mission at the AERO Institute in Palmdale Feb. 19.
More than 250 eighth grade students from eight schools experienced hands-on science and engineering during the Bohn-Meyer Math and Science Odyssey Feb. 6 at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, Calif.
Students from across the nation will be able to take a tour of Dryden without ever having to leave their classrooms.
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center employees Tony Ginn, Scott Wiley and Jonathan Barraclough attended NASA's General Aviation Technology Challenge Aug. 4-10 at the Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, Calif.
Jill Pestana, a graduate of the Class of 2008 at Tehachapi High School, has been selected by the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's Employee Exchange Council to receive the 2008 Harold W. Walker Memorial Scholarship award.
NASA intern Brian Armstrong has always been interested in aviation, thanks to the influence of his aerospace engineer father.
University of Utah student Patricia Oliphant, shown here in the pilot's seat of one of NASA's modified 747 Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, is working as a summer intern at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
College student Christopher O'Shea, of North Strabane, credits his father for the excitement he has for aviation.