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Space Camp Scholarships Awarded

For the second year in a row, the Air Force Association (AFA) partnered with the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to sponsor “AFA Week “at that facility's well-known and highly respected U.S. Space Camp. AFA has awarded scholarships to 30 students and three teachers to attend the camp during the summer of 2006.

Depending upon age, the students experience a variety of activities including jet fighter simulators, astronaut training, state-of-the-art space and weightless simulations, rocket building, learning robotics, and survival training. Students also study the principles of flight, gain knowledge of the planets, carry out space experiments, practice leadership, problem solving and teamwork, and learn about the men and women who blazed the path of our aviation history.

AFA Invited interested students to submit their most creative essay on one of two assigned topics. The association received over 1,400 essay submissions from student nationwide including Hawaii and Alaska. Each essay was reviewed and scored by a panel consisting of AFA Staff and members of our Board of Trustees.

U.S. Space Camp was founded in 1982 by NASA to promote the study of math, science and technology. Its educational programs couple classrooms instruction with hands-on activities and teach teamwork, decision-making and leadership skills. Approximately 400,000 young people and adults have experienced the unique style of education offered through Space Camp and the Space Academy. Demand for these programs comes from all 50 states and over 30 different countries.

For a list of the winners, click here

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