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Aug. 8, 2007

Sonja Alexander
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Johnson Space Center, Houston
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MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-100

REGISTRATION OPENS FOR NEW NASA ENGINEERING DESIGN CHALLENGE

WASHINGTON - As space shuttle Endeavour and 10 million cinnamon basil
seeds are set to launch on a mission to the International Space
Station, NASA has opened registration for the Lunar Plant Growth
Chamber challenge.

Students participating in the challenge will design and build their
own greenhouse chambers to analyze and study plant growth from the
space-flown seeds following their return to Earth. Students will
conduct classroom experiments that may help NASA find new ways to
grow and sustain plants in space and on the moon - a critical need
for future space exploration.

Educators may learn more and register for the challenge at:

http://www.nasa.gov/education/plantchallenge

Seeds will be available to the first 100,000 registrants for the Lunar
Plant Growth Chamber challenge. Registrants must be kindergarten
through 12th grade educators who are residents of the United States
or U.S. territories and outlying areas.

The challenge is a highlight of the flight of NASA's first educator
astronaut, mission specialist Barbara R. Morgan, who will travel to
the space station on space shuttle Endeavour.

The challenge is part of NASA's Engineering Design Challenge program.
The program connects kindergarten through 12th grade students with
the challenges faced by NASA engineers who are designing the next
generation of space vehicles, habitats and technologies. These
hands-on classroom experiments help students achieve national goals
in science, math and analytical skills. NASA and the International
Technology Education Association co-sponsor this engineering design
challenge.


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