INSPIRE Summer OLC

By Jim Gerard, NASA INSPIRE, KSC, Fla.

 

Happy summertime on the OLC!

July will be a busy month as we complete the 2012-2013 year of the INSPIRE OLC. We hoped by this time we would have news about next year but there is no news yet. The OLC is scheduled to close as usual for the month of August to provide time to prepare for next year. But we are filling July with great opportunities to keep you busy during the long summer days! Below are some of the exciting things that await you in the month of July.

▪   Level 10 LiveChat - By special invitation only LiveChat with astronaut Dr. Larry DeLucas on Tuesday, July 23. How do you get invited? Get to Level 10 on the Leaderboard! Cutoff for points will be Monday, July 22, at 12 noon CT.

▪   High Point Team Party - The team with the highest cumulative points will be invited to a special on-line party during the INSPIRE Cafe on Thursday, July 18. Team point cutoff will be Monday, July 15, at 12 noon CT.

▪   July Points Blast - To help you get as many points as possible for the above events, we are posting ALL short activities this week! Also remember you can still complete past activities and view LiveChats in the archives!

▪   Designing Future Space VSE - This Virtual STEM Experience will take place July 16 – 18. The objective of this Virtual STEM Experience is to provide insight in the art of industrial design. Featuring spacecraft design from the past to the future, participants will be given a chance to have a design realized on a 3-D printer!

▪   2013 KSC Student Unconference - This student planned conference commences on July 30 to provide 3 days of tours and activities at America's Spaceport. Watch the special LiveChat Thursday August 1 to hear from participants.

What does the future hold? Be certain as soon as we know we will tell you. Whatever happens, we want to encourage you to continue your pursuit of STEM related careers in every way possible. Currently INSPIRE alumni are pursuing degrees at prestigious institutions such as MIT, CalTech and Georgia Tech, as well as numerous state colleges and universities. As Doc Brown said in Back to the Future III, "Your future hasn't been written yet. It is whatever you make it. So make it a good one!"

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