Montana Space Grant Consortium inspires tribal college students to reach for the sky

Salish Kootenai College is part of a consortium effort to encourage and attract participation in space-related research and education programs through a component of NASA’s National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program based out of Montana State University Bozeman.

The program is called the Montana Space Grant Consortium Minority Serving Institution Program http://spacegrant.montana.edu/ and their goal is to foster deeper collaborations between NASA, Space Grant, and the seven tribal colleges located in Montana.

By Lailani Upham

Full Story: http://www.charkoosta.com/2010/2010_10_28/MT_Space_Grant_Consotium_inspires_tribal_college_students.html

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NASA space academy for kids launches inspiration

Kids designing rockets for missions to fly to Mars, Neptune, around space and beyond; to finding a black hole, were some of the ideas students came up with this past Saturday morning at Salish Kootenai College at a one-day workshop for middle school and high school students in the local area.

By Lailani Upham

Full Story: http://www.charkoosta.com/2010/2010_10_28/NASA_space_academy_for_kids_launches_inspiration.html