November 1, 2006

Lori J. Rachul
Media Relations Office 
216-433-8806
lori.j.rachul@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 06-064

YOUNG ASTRONAUTS MAKE ANNUAL VISIT TO NASA GLENN

Buses loaded with over 350 students from 20 schools throughout Ohio 
will arrive at NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, on November 4 
for a day of events and activities involving engineering and 
scientific challenges. 

This 14th annual Young Astronaut Day will be held Nov. 4 from 9:30 
a.m. until 3 p.m. Student teams will compete in activities such as 
Mars Entry, Descent and Landing, where younger students will build a 
parachute with shock absorbers, and Space Spud, in which protective 
spacesuits will be developed to protect a potato space man from 
meteorite impacts.

The day will begin with Ohio Astronaut Michael Good greeting the 
students in the Developmental Engineering Building Auditorium. Good 
was just named one of the astronauts scheduled to service the Hubble 
Space Telescope sometime in 2008.

NASA Glenn scientists and engineers will then provide instructions and 
a summary of the day's events. Pilots (6th grade and younger) will 
meet in Glenn's Developmental Engineering Building Cafeteria, while 
Commanders (7th through 12th grades) will convene in the Main 
Cafeteria to take part in competitive activities.

Good is a graduate of Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School and is 
an Air Force colonel and weapons' systems officer. He graduated from 
the Air Force Test Pilot School, having logged more than 2,100 hours 
in 30 different types of aircraft. He was selected as a mission 
specialist by NASA in July 2000. 

This year's event is sponsored by Glenn's Aeronautics Division and the 
Northern Ohio section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and 
Astronautics.

Schools participating in this year's Young Astronaut Day:

Ashland 
Ashland Elementary School
Ashland Middle School
Ashland High School

Berea 
Ford Middle School
St. Adalbert School

Brecksville-Broadview Heights
Girl Scout Troop 1578

Broadview Heights
Girl Scout Troop 1795

Burton
Berkshire Junior/Senior High School

Bryan
St. Patrick's School

Cleveland
Birchwood School

Montpelier
Superior Middle School

North Canton
Girl Scout Troop 506

Olmsted Falls
Fitch Elementary School

Parma
Girl Scout Troop 1658
Jane Addams High School
Parma Heights Christian Academy
Parma Senior High School

Rocky River
Magnificat High School

University Heights
GESU Elementary School

Westerville
Edison Academy

Media representatives interested in covering the activities should 
call Lori Rachul at 216-433-8806 in order to be cleared through 
security.

	
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