{"id":17823,"date":"2010-05-15T08:13:41","date_gmt":"2010-05-15T08:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/nasa-to-fund-innovative-museum-exhibits-and-planetarium-shows\/"},"modified":"2010-05-15T08:13:41","modified_gmt":"2010-05-15T08:13:41","slug":"nasa-to-fund-innovative-museum-exhibits-and-planetarium-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/space-station\/nasa-to-fund-innovative-museum-exhibits-and-planetarium-shows.php","title":{"rendered":"NASA to Fund Innovative Museum Exhibits and Planetarium Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Innovative planetarium shows and traveling museum exhibits are among nine projects NASA has selected to receive agency funding this year. <\/a>NASA<\/a>'s Competitive Program<\/span> for Science Museums and Planetariums <\/span>will provide $7 million in grants to enhance educational outreach related to space exploration, aeronautics, space science, Earth science and microgravity.<\/span><\/p>

This year's grants to nine informal education providers range from approximately $177,000 to $1.25 million and have a maximum five-year performance period. The projects are located in Arizona, Connecticut, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, Utah and Washington. The selected projects will work with NASA's Shared Services Center<\/span> in Mississippi to complete the business review necessary before a NASA<\/span> award is issued.<\/p>

\"Science centers and planetariums contribute significantly to engaging people of all ages in science, technology, engineering and math,\" said James Stofan, acting associate administrator for NASA<\/span>'s Office of Education. \"NASA <\/span>wants to give the informal education community access to a variety of agency staff and resources while offering professional development opportunities for informal science educators and encouraging the formation of collaborative partnerships.\"<\/p>

The selected organizations will partner with NASA's Museum Alliance<\/span>, an Internet-based, national network of more than 400 science and nature centers, planetariums, museums, aquariums, zoos and related organizations. The projects will engage the public and educators by providing NASA<\/span>-inspired space, science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning opportunities.<\/p>

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory<\/span> in Pasadena, Calif., leads the Museum Alliance for the agency. The California Institute of Technology in Pasadena manages JPL <\/span>for NASA<\/span>. More information about the Museum Alliance is online at: http:\/\/informal.jpl.nasa.gov\/museum<\/a>.<\/p>

Congress initiated the Competitive Program for Science Museums and Planetariums in 2008. The first group of projects began in 2009. NASA<\/span>'s Office of Education and agency mission directorates collaborated to solicit and review the grant applications. A list of the newly-selected projects is at: http:\/\/nspires.nasaprs.com<\/a> <\/a>. Click on \"Selected Proposals\" and look for Competitive Program for Science Museums and Planetariums.<\/p>

More information about NASA<\/span>'s education programs is at: http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/education<\/a>.<\/p>

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