March 24, 2006

Sallie A. Keith
Media Relations Office
(216)433-5795
sallie.keith@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: 06-016

NASA OFFICIALS MEET WITH CLEVELAND STUDENTS

NASA kicks off the newly established NASA Explorer Schools partnership 
with Luis Munoz Marin Middle School, Cleveland, Ohio, next week with 
presentations by a former astronaut and representatives from the 
Glenn Research Center.

What:    Student Assembly
When:    9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 29
Who:     Astronaut Roger Crouch
Glenn Research Center Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr.
Where:   Luis Munoz Marin Middle School, 1701 Castle Ave., Cleveland

Former Astronaut Roger Crouch joins NASA Glenn Research Center 
Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr. for a presentation on careers in 
mathematics and science, which will be in demand as NASA returns to 
the moon and travels to Mars. Crouch has flown on two space shuttle 
missions.

A media opportunity will be held at the school immediately following 
the assembly program. Media interested in arranging interviews with 
Crouch or Whitlow should contact Sallie Keith at 216-433-5795 or 
216-308-0801 (cell).

Luis Munoz Marin Middle School was named a NASA Explorer School in the 
spring of 2005. The NASA Explorer School program is a three-year 
partnership to help educators and students join NASA's mission of 
discovery through educational activities and special learning 
opportunities tailored to promote science, mathematics and technology 
applications and career explorations.

For more information about the NASA Explorer School Program on the 
Internet, visit:



http://explorerschools.nasa.gov

For more information about NASA on the Internet, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/home

	
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