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Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program

Important Program Announcement

Letter of Intent - September 16, 2009
Proposal Submission - October 28, 2009
Selectees Announced - December 9, 2009

Tentative Flight Weeks (subject to funding and can be canceled without notice):

Flight Week 1 - 06/17/2010 to 06/26/2010
Flight Week 2 - 07/08/2010 to 07/17/2010

About the Program

(FAQs, Flight Video, Generic Flight Week Schedule, Overview, Whom to Contact)

The Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program provides a unique academic experience for undergraduate students to successfully propose, design, fabricate, fly and evaluate a reduced gravity experiment of their choice.

Creating a Proposal

(Application Checklist, Forming a Team, How to Apply, Participation Criteria, Proposal Advice, Proposal Evaluation, Proposal Guidelines, Reasons for Disqualification, Types of Proposals, Chat Transcripts)

Generating an idea for a microgravity experiment is the first stage in competing for a program “slot.” The idea for a reduced gravity experiment is developed by a team of undergraduate students - either as part of a class project or as independent research.

Prior Campaigns

(Archives, Campaign Photographs, Media Coverage, Annual Reports)

View past Student Flight Programs and media coverage.