March 24, 2006

Sallie A. Keith
Media Relations Office
(216)433-5795
sallie.keith@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: 06-016

NASA OFFICIALS MEET WITH CLEVELAND STUDENTS

NASA kicks off the newly established NASA Explorer Schools partnership
with Luis Munoz Marin Middle School, Cleveland, Ohio, next week with
presentations by a former astronaut and representatives from the
Glenn Research Center.

What: Student Assembly

When: 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 29
Who: Astronaut Roger Crouch
Glenn Research Center Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr.
Where: Luis Munoz Marin Middle School, 1701 Castle Ave., Cleveland

Former Astronaut Roger Crouch joins NASA Glenn Research Center

Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr. for a presentation on careers in
mathematics and science, which will be in demand as NASA returns to
the moon and travels to Mars. Crouch has flown on two space shuttle
missions.

A media opportunity will be held at the school immediately following

the assembly program. Media interested in arranging interviews with
Crouch or Whitlow should contact Sallie Keith at 216-433-5795 or
216-308-0801 (cell).

Luis Munoz Marin Middle School was named a NASA Explorer School in the
spring of 2005. The NASA Explorer School program is a three-year
partnership to help educators and students join NASA's mission of
discovery through educational activities and special learning
opportunities tailored to promote science, mathematics and technology
applications and career explorations.

For more information about the NASA Explorer School Program on the
Internet, visit:

http://explorerschools.nasa.gov

For more information about NASA on the Internet, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/home

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