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Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex Receives $1.25 Million Grant from NASA
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To Lead Development
of IMEET:
Innovative
Mars Exploration Education and Technology
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Cape
Canaveral, FL – September 2016 / Newsmaker Alert / Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC) is leading a new initiative aimed
at challenging high school students and educators to design and manufacture
components of ground and aerial robots that would potentially be used for
Mars exploration missions. Funded by a $1.25 million NASA grant for Innovative
Mars Exploration Education and Technology (IMEET), the three-year program
will take the form of summer camps and professional development workshops
at KSCVC and partner locations throughout the country.
“Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex is at the center of developing educational
programs to inspire students’ innovation in the fields of science and space
exploration,” said Therrin Protze, chief operating officer, Kennedy Space
Center Visitor Complex. “Bringing this first of its kind program to our
campus is a big part of the progress being made here as we work toward
developing the knowledge and technology that will make Mars exploration
possible.”
The
project will be led by Delaware North, which operates Kennedy Space Center
Visitor Complex for NASA, and Integrated Product Lifecycle Engineering
(IPLE) Laboratory at Georgia Tech and with partners including South Florida
Science Center & Aquarium in West Palm Beach, Florida; Coca Cola Space
Science Center in Columbus, Georgia; Museum of Aviation Education Center
in Warner Robins, Georgia; and the University of New Haven in West Haven,
Connecticut. These partners will provide curriculum and workshop development,
implementation and project evaluation at geographically diverse, collaborative
team locations.
The
STEM engagement project will bring students and educators from all over
the country together, in particular focusing on engaging historically under-represented
groups by leveraging pre-existing relationships with partner organizations,
which include the NASA Space Grant Consortia. The IMEET team will collaborate
with the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) to implement this project-based
curriculum in more than 13 SREB member states across the nation. Expansion
of the program will generate a large set of quantitative and qualitative
data for broader dissemination of the ideas and knowledge in the STEM community.
About
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex brings to life the epic story of the U.S.
space program, where NASA made history and where it’s still being made.
Experience a full day or more of fun and educational activities, including
the Kennedy Space Center Tour featuring the Apollo/Saturn V Center with
an actual Saturn V moon rocket, Space Shuttle Atlantis®, Shuttle Launch
Experience®, IMAX® A Beautiful Planet 3D and Journey To Space 3D
films, Astronaut Encounter, Journey To Mars: Explorers Wanted, Science
on a Sphere, Rocket Garden, the new Cosmic Quest and many other interactive
exhibits. Opening Nov. 16, 2016, is Heroes & Legends featuring the
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame®. Only 45 minutes from Orlando, Fla., Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex opens daily at 9 a.m. with closing times varying
by season. Admission is $50 + tax for adults and $40 + tax for children
ages 3-11. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offers annual passes starting
at $75 + tax for adults and $60 + tax for children ages 3-11. For more
information, call 877-313-2610 or visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com.
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About
Delaware North
Delaware
North is one of the largest privately-held hospitality and food service
companies in the world. Founded in 1915 and owned by the Jacobs family
for more than 100 years, Delaware North has global operations at high-profile
places such as sports and entertainment venues, national and state parks,
destination resorts and restaurants, airports, and regional casinos. Our
60,000 employee associates are dedicated to creating special experiences
one guest at a time in serving more than 500 million guests annually. Delaware
North has annual revenue of about $3 billion in the sports, travel hospitality,
restaurants and catering, parks, resorts, gaming, and specialty retail
industries. Learn more about Delaware North at www.DelawareNorth.com.
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Contacts:
Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex
Andrea
Farmer
Public
Relations Manager
321-449-4318
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