Web Site Features Archive

As this new web site changes and grows, past features will be archived here. The date each item was moved from the front page is noted.

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2008

May 07 Robotics summer camps Looking for a fun summer activity? View a list of robotics-related summer camps. Want something cool to do at home? Try some of NASA's Spaceplace projects.

May 07 Phoenix Mars Mission update The Phoenix Mars Mission is scheduled to land May 25, 2008. Prepare by watching online videos about the mission and tune in May 15 at 7:00 p.m. PT to watch the "Landing a Backhoe on Mars" lecture from JPL.

May 05 Robotics Curriculum Clearinghouse Visit the Robotics Curriculum Clearinghouse for peer-reviewed robotics lesson plans and classroom activities.

May 04 Teachers: NSTA Web Seminars The NSTA is providing free web seminars on many NASA topics including mapping the moon and robotic explorers.

April 25 Webcast: VEX Robotics Competition The VEX Robotics Competition World Championship for middle and high school teams took place on May 2 and 3. Learn more and watch the competition animation on the VEX website.

April 15 Webcasts: FIRST Robotics Competition Watch the upcoming FIRST Robotics Competition Championship (4/17-4/19) as well as archives of some of the Regional competitions via webcast. The competition animation, OverDrive, is located here.

April 11 Phoenix Mars Mission: May 25, 2008 The Phoenix Mars Mission is scheduled to land May 25, 2008. Get into the spirit by making your own balloon-powered lander model and learn more about the mission.

April 01 Take a virtual field trip Participate in a NASA Virtual Field Trip to areas on Earth that have been identified as analog sites to regions on Mars.

March 10 Teachers: Summer ROV Workshop The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center is offering a summer institute on Advanced ROV Building for Classroom Projects, July 21-27. Visit the website to apply.

February 29 Explore the Moon, Mars and Beyond Visit NASA's Exploration website to learn about future exploration missions and view images and animations of new technology.

February 13 Chat with Mars Engineers The transcripts of the National Engineers Week webchats are available here.

February 12 FIRST Robotics Competition pre-season webcast 2008 Suffield Shakedown pre-season matches were webcasted February 16. More information can be found here

January 30 Keeping an eye on space rocks With increasing regularity, scientists are discovering asteroids and comets with unusual orbits -- ones that take them close to Earth and the Sun. Learn more about this exciting area of study.

January 30 New robotics Ph.D. program On 1/30/2008, the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) announced it's new doctoral degree program in robotics. Visit the program's website for more information.

January 22 50th Anniversary of Explorer 1 Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the United States when it was sent into space on January 31, 1958. Read the history, view images and videos, and learn more on the Explorer 1 site.

January 04 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff The FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff event took place on Saturday, January 5, 2008. View information about the event, webcast and Overdrive animation files. Visit the FIRST Robotics Competition website for general event information.

January 03 Spirit on Mars: 4 Earth Years! NASA's Spirit rover is spending its fourth anniversary on Mars at the northern edge of a low plateau. Visit NASA's Mars Exploration Rover website for more.

January 02 Astronomers monitor asteroid near Mars Astronomers funded by NASA are monitoring the trajectory of an asteroid estimated to be 50 meters (164 feet) wide that is expected to cross Mars' orbital path early next year. Read more and listen to a podcast.