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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Nasa instructors to train 40 local students

IN JUNE this year, 40 cadets from the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Singapore will get to take part in a new space programme. They will be trained by instructors from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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Called the Space Wing Programme, the new course is a result of a partnership between the Singapore Space and Technology Association (SSTA) and NCC Singapore.

'It'll be a very rigorous five-day programme that blends academics, practical elements and experiential training all into one. It follows the astronaut-training programme in NASA, but it's a watered down version, of course,' said the SSTA's president, Mr Jonathan Hung.

In 2012, a Space For Science enrichment programme will be launched to engage lower secondary school students in the learning of space technologies.

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