San Jacinto College and NASA team up for competition

San Jacinto College has teamed up with NASA Johnson Space Center for the 14th annual Space Settlement Design Competition, providing high school students with space exploration activities during National Engineers Week.

The competition is March 16-18 and mimics the experience of working on an aerospace industry proposal team, featuring an industry simulation game set in the late 21st century. Participants from Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Texas are scheduled to compete.

"The experience of participating in a Space Settlement Design Competition teaches young people optimism for the future, technical competence, management skills, knowledge of space environments and resources, appreciation for relationships between technical products and human use, teamwork and techniques for preparing effective documentation," said Bridget Kramer, project coordinator with the San Jacinto College Aerospace Academy, in a press release. "It requires students to integrate their knowledge of and utilize skills in space science, physics, math, chemistry, environmental science, biology, computer science, writing, speaking, art and common sense."

The 12 members from the winning company will be invited to participate at NASA JSC this July in the International Space Settlement Design Competition finals.

For more information, contact Bridget Kramer at bridget.a.kramer@nasa.gov or 281-244-6803.