NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Mary Schaffart
phone: 402-554-3772
e-mail: nasa@unomaha.edu
For Immediate Release: January 26, 1999
Local NASA Office to Make Four $100 Cash Awards
Omaha, Neb. B The NASA Nebraska Space Grant will award four $100 awards for the best vision for NASA in the next century. The initiative before the national network of Space Grant consortia is allowing citizens to make a real difference in the future of NASA. Alan Ladwig, advisor to NASA Administrator Dan Goldin, has asked citizens to provide a vision for NASA in the next century through their state Space Grant Consortium.
Nebraskans can participate by responding to three questions regarding NASA=s future. In return, four (4) $100 awards will be made for the best responses. The four categories are: Faculty (any level), College Student, K-12 Student, and General Public. The deadline for responses is February 8, 1999. Awards will be made by the end of February 1999. The four awards are for Nebraska responses only.
The three questions are: 1. Describe the aerospace world of the year 2040 in terms of aeronautics and space; 2. Describe NASA's role in that world; 3. Describe what NASA should be doing now to get there.
Responses can be bullet statements or essays to convey your narrative responses to the
above questions. Entries are limited to one page. Three staff members of the NASA Nebraska Space Grant will determine awards for each category. Entries should be mailed or e-mailed to Michaela Schaaf, NASA Nebraska Space Grant Consortium, UNO Allwine Hall 422, Omaha, NE 68182-0406 or nasa@unomaha.edu . Be sure the following information is on the entry: 1. Name; 2. Address, City, State, Zip; 3. Phone number; 4. Category (each person may only submit one entry; the same responses may not be entered in separate categories); and 5. If a student or faculty, please provide your school name and position or grade.
The University of Nebraska at Omaha Aviation Institute is a comprehensive four-year college and graduate program serving the areas of professional pilot training and aviation administration.