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Officials to Recognize 600,000th Student in the World-Renowned Program HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Space Camp® was training the next generation of explorers long before workforce development became a national topic. June 15, 2012, marks the 30th anniversary of this internationally-recognized program that today counts four astronauts, one cosmonaut, and nearly 600,000 other alumni, many in careers on the frontiers of technology. The U.S. Space...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Teachers from around the world will embark on a learning adventure of a lifetime this June during the Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy program. Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced it has awarded 185 scholarships to teachers from 19 countries and 37 states to attend its simulated astronaut training and professional development program at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. To remain a world leader in the...
Approximately 100 returning and rookie teams from around the world will compete for a top-three finish at the 19th-annual NASA Great Moonbuggy Race, April 13-14, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville. More than 500 high school, college and university students from 20 states, as well as Puerto Rico, Canada, Germany, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Italy and India, are expected to race their specially crafted lunar rovers or "moonbuggies." Students begin preparing for the...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced that it has awarded scholarships to 254 students from 30 countries and 30 U.S. states and territories to attend the Honeywell Leadership Challenge Academy (HLCA). This unique, week-long leadership and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program will run twice from February 26 to March 9 at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL. HLCA provides children of...
NASA is challenging student inventors to gear up for the agency's 19th annual Great Moonbuggy Race. Registration is open for the engineering design and racing contest set to culminate in a two-day event in Huntsville, Ala., on April 13-14, 2012. Participating high schools, colleges and universities may register up to two teams and two vehicles. Registration for U.S. teams closes Feb. 10. International registration closes Jan. 9. For complete rules and to register, visit:...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that it has awarded 250 scholarships to its Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy program. Teachers from 27 countries and 47 states will attend the program at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama from June 15 to June 28, 2011. This event is one element of the company's award winning math and science education initiative. Created in partnership with the U.S. Space & Rocket Center...
Puerto Rico teams take top awards in high school, college divisionsNASA has announced the winners of the 18th annual NASA Great Moonbuggy Race -- and it's Puerto Rico's year.Teams representing Teodoro Aguilar Mora Vocational High School of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, snared the top two berths in the high school division; and, for the second straight year, the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao held off all comers to win the college division.The NASA competition challenges students around the...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., Feb. 23, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that it has awarded scholarships to 238 students from 26 countries and 27 U.S. states and territories to attend the Honeywell Leadership Challenge Academy. This unique leadership program will run from February 26 to March 11 at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL. Honeywell's Leadership Challenge Academy (HLCA), created in partnership with the U.S. Space & Rocket Center provides...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that it has awarded 220 scholarships to its Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy program. Teachers from 17 countries and 44 states will attend the program at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama from June 11 to June 23, 2010. This event is one element of the company's award winning math and science education initiative. Created in partnership with the U.S. Space & Rocket...
NASA has announced the victors in the 17th annual Great Moonbuggy Race: The team representing the International Space Education Institute of Leipzig, Germany, won the high school division; and racers from the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao took first place in the college division.The teams bested more than 70 teams from 18 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, Germany, India and Romania. More than 600 drivers, engineers and mechanics -- all students -- gathered with their team advisors and...
