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NASA Exploration System Mission Directorate
Higher Education Project

in partnership with the
National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program

ESMD Student Accomplishments

Student teams participating in ESMD National Competitions were invited to submit a systems engineering paper. These papers were judged by a team of NASA judges. The first place team won a cash scholarship of $2500, second place $1500, and third place $1000. All teams will be given tickets for VIP seating at an upcoming launch.

Congratulations to the winners of the ESMD Systems Engineering Paper Competition:

First Place:
Team Purdue of Purdue University
with their paper on the topic of
"iPhone in NASA Ground Operations"

Second Place:

BLASST Space Systems of Georgia Institute of Technology

with their paper on the topic of
"PHAROS: Shedding Light on the Near-Earth Asteroid Apophis"

Third Place:
GT South of Georgia Institute of Technology
with their paper on the topic of
"ESAS-Derived Earth Departure Stage Design for Human Mars Exploration"


2007 Competition Winners from Purdue University



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