Nominated by Larry Taylor, she has been selected as one of 354 high school juniors from across Texas to be part of High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS). Students completed 10 Web-based assignments during the school year maintaining an 86 average to qualify for the internship.
They will apply what they have learned during the year to work with NASA engineers and design a mission to Mars while at JSC.
The weeklong experience at JSC includes a tour of JSC facilities and briefings by noted NASA employees—including astronauts. These students will conclude their experience by presenting their proposal at a closing event to their parents, members of the Texas Legislature, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Rotary NASA, and JSC senior management.
The State of Texas, in partnership with JSC and the Texas educational community, developed HAS in 1999 to encourage more students to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). More than 2000 students from across Texas have participated in the program since its inception.
With this program, NASA continues the Agency’s tradition of investing in the nation’s educational programs. It is directly tied to the Agency's major education goal of attracting and retaining students in STEM disciplines critical to NASA’s future missions, which include missions returning to the moon, on to Mars and beyond.
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