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2004 NASA Academy at Goddard Space Flight Center
The NASA Academy is an intensive resident summer program for a diverse group of college
undergraduate and graduate students interested in pursuing professional careers in space-related fields.
The NASA Academy program is designed to present a comprehensive package
of information and experiences about the organization of the NASA Agency, some of its most important
current and planned science, engineering, education, and technology enterprises, as well as a number
of non-technical areas of critical significance, such as safety, management, budgeting, personnel and
career development, leadership, space law, international cooperation, etc. Besides attending lectures
and workshops, students are involved in supervised research in GSFC laboratories, and participate in
visits to NASA Headquarters, other NASA Centers and facilities, and a number of space-related academic
laboratories and industries.
Co-sponsored by and coordinated with the National Space Grant College and Fellowship
Program, and University of Maryland: College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences;
the A. James Clark School of Engineering, and the Department of Geography.
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