NASA Seeks Undergraduates To Fly Research In Microgravity

NASA is offering undergraduate students the opportunity to test an experiment in microgravity as part of the agency?s Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program.

Manufacturing.net
Sep 12, 2011

NASA Seeks Undergraduates To Fly Research In Microgravity

 

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