VA and MD’s Eastern Shores
NASA Educator Resource Lab
Education Complex Visitor Center Building J-1
NASA Wallops Flight Facility
Wallops Island, VA 23337-5099
Phone: (757) 824-2297/2298
Regional Educator Resource Centers (RERC s) offer
more educators access to NASA educational materials.
NASA has formed partnerships with universities, muse-
ums, and other educational institutions to serve as
RERC s in many states. A complete list of RERC s is
available through CORE, or electronically via NASA
Spacelink at http://spacelink.nasa.gov
NASA’s Education Home Page
NASA s Education Home Page serves as a cyber-gateway
to information regarding educational programs and serv-
ices offered by NASA for educators and students across
the United States. This high-level directory of informa-
tion provides specific details and points of contact for all
of NASA s educational efforts and Field Center offices.
Educators and students utilizing this site will have access
to a comprehensive overview of NASA s educational pro-
grams and services, along with a searchable program
inventory that has cataloged NASA s educational pro-
grams. NASA s on-line resources specifically designed
for the educational community are highlighted, as well as
home pages offered by NASA s four areas of research and
development (including the Aero-Space Technology,
Earth Science, Human Exploration and Development of
Space, and Space Science Enterprises).
Visit this resource at the following address:
http://education.nasa.gov
NASA Spacelink
NASA Spacelink is one of NASA s electronic resources
specifically developed for the educational community.
Spacelink is a virtual library in which local files and
hundreds of NASA World Wide Web links are arranged in
a manner familiar to educators. Using the Spacelink
search engine, educators can search this virtual library to
find information regardless of its location within NASA.
Special events, missions, and intriguing NASA web sites
are featured in Spacelink s Hot Topics and Cool
Picks areas.
Spacelink is the official home to electronic versions of
NASA s Educational Products. NASA educator guides,
educational briefs, lithographs, and other materials are
cross-referenced throughout Spacelink with related topics
and events. Spacelink is also host to the NASA Television
Education File schedule. NASA Educational Products
can be accessed at the following address:
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/products
Educators can learn about new NASA Educational
Products by subscribing to Spacelink EXPRESS.
Spacelink EXPRESS is an electronic mailing list that
informs subscribers quickly by e-mail when new NASA
educational publications become available on Spacelink.
Spacelink may be accessed at the following address:
http://spacelink.nasa.gov
Join the NASA Spacelink EXPRESS mailing list to
receive announcements of new NASA materials and
opportunities for educators. Our goal is to inform you as
quickly as possible when new NASA educational publi-
cations become available on Spacelink:
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/xh/express.html
NASA Television (NTV)
NASA Television (NTV) features Space Shuttle mission
coverage, live special events, interactive educational live
shows, electronic field trips, aviation and space news, and
historical NASA footage. Programming has a 3-hour
block Video (News) File, NASA Gallery, and
Education File beginning at noon Eastern and repeated
three more times throughout the day.
The Education File features programming for teachers
and students on science, mathematics, and technology,
including NASA. . . On the Cutting Edge, a series of edu-
cational live shows. Spacelink is also host to the NTV
Education File schedule at: http://spacelink.nasa.gov/
NASA.News/
These interactive live shows let viewers electronically
explore the NASA Centers and laboratories or anywhere
scientists, astronauts, and researchers are using cutting-
edge aerospace technology. The series is free to regis-
tered educational institutions. The live shows and all
other NTV programming may be taped for later use.
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