NASA Educator Astronaut Program for K-12 Educators

Have you ever wanted to be part of NASA's Astronaut Corps? Well, here's your chance! NASA has begun to recruit and select K-12 educators to join NASA's Astronaut Corps, supporting the agency's education mission "to inspire the next generation of explorers as only NASA can."

NASA's vision is that K-12 educators can help NASA explore the bold frontiers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in ways never done before.

An Educator Astronaut is a fully qualified member of NASA's Astronaut Corps who has an expertise in K-12 education. Educator Astronauts will be trained to perform all of the functions and responsibilities that the agency's Mission Specialist astronauts are qualified to perform (space walks, International Space Station deployment, experiment management, etc.). For the first time, NASA is recruiting individuals with specific experience and expertise in K-12 education.

NASA hopes these selected educators will become a direct connection to classrooms by sharing with their fellow educators and students the talents and disciplines necessary to make history, to break barriers and to explore frontiers.

You can learn more about NASA's Educator Astronaut program, check the criteria for qualifications and apply online by going to the web site at http://edspace.nasa.gov.