February 16, 2006

Jonas Dino
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
Phone: (650) 604-5612 or (650) 207-3280
E-mail: jonas.dino@nasa.gov

RELEASE: 06_09AR

NASA BRINGS SPIRIT OF SPACE EXPLORATION TO WYOMING STUDENTS

NASA educator astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger will visit Johnson 
Junior High School in Cheyenne, Wyo., on Feb. 23, 2006, to share 
NASA's future exploration goals and her excitement about the future 
of space exploration. Johnson Junior High was selected as one of 50 
NASA Explorer School (NES) teams for 2005 and is the only NASA 
Explorer School in the state of Wyoming.

As a teacher, Metcalf-Lindenburger brings a unique perspective to how 
classroom education can lead to exciting career opportunities in 
fields such as the space program. She will discuss the Vision for 
Space Exploration and the students' role as the next generation of 
explorers. Metcalf-Lindenburger will encourage students to pursue 
studies in math, science and technology and careers in aeronautics 
and space.

What: NASA Explorer School 'Launch Into Exploration' Event
When: Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006

9:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. MST at East High School
11:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. MST at Johnson Junior High School

Who: Educator astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger
Where: Johnson Junior high School, 1238 W. Allison Rd., Cheyenne, Wyo.
East High School, 2800 E. Pershing Blvd., Cheyenne, Wyo.

Johnson Junior High School was named one of NASA's 2005 Explorer 
Schools in May 2005 and began the program last fall. The program is a 
three-year partnership with NASA.

News media interested in attending the NES event or interviewing 
Metcalf-Lindenburger should contact Jonas Dino at (650) 207-3280 or 
(650) 604-5612. Visitors are required to sign in at each school's 
main office to enter the campus.

In January 2003, NASA invited professional educators to join the 
astronaut corps to help NASA develop new ways to connect space 
exploration with the classroom. More than a thousand teachers stepped 
up to the challenge. After an extensive selection process, Dottie 
Metcalf-Lindenburger, along with Joe Acaba and Ricky Arnold, were 
selected to become NASA's newest educator astronauts.

Metcalf-Lindenburger grew up in Ft. Collins, Colo., and went to Ft. 
Collins High School. She earned her bachelor of arts degree in 
geology from Whitman College in Washington State in 1997. Before 
joining NASA, Metcalf-Lindenburger was a science teacher and cross 
country coach at Hudson's Bay High School, Vancouver, Wash.

The NASA Explorer School program is a three-year partnership, 
sponsored by NASA, 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.

During the partnership, educators have access to hands-on activities 
to provide their students exciting learning experiences in the 
science, mathematics and technology fields.

For information about the NASA Explorer Schools Program, visit:



http://explorerschools.nasa.gov



For information about NASA, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/home

	
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