Reaching Out to Aerospace Technology

该项目旨在改善商业航空航天教育的学生招募情况。通过与SpaceTEC联盟合作，该项目采用了其完全开发的航空航天课程的核心，并将其插入新的航空航天技术应用科学副学士学位，其中包括商业航空航天专业。该项目有助于满足该领域的劳动力需求。目前正在新墨西哥州建设的美国当地太空港是这个项目的潜在合作伙伴。为了加强对新项目的招募，一辆移动面包车配备了实际课堂教学中使用的科学设备（如太阳能培训机）。移动面包车在中学和为该地区的西班牙裔社区提供通道的特定组织进行预定的现场演讲。训练有素的教师进行演示，并向学生提供有关商业航空航天就业潜力和入门级要求的信息。该项目还为教师提供关键领域的专业发展，如复合材料制造技术。此外，还为地区K-12教师举办技术讲习班。

This project seeks to improve student recruitment into commercial aerospace education. By partnering with the SpaceTEC consortium, the project adopts their core of fully developed aerospace courses and inserts them into the new Associate of Applied Science Degree in Aerospace Technology, with a specialty in commercial aerospace. The project contributes to meeting the workforce demands in this field. The local Spaceport America currently under construction in New Mexico is a potential partner to this project. To enhance recruitment for the new program, a mobile van is equipped with scientific equipment (such as a Solar Power Trainer) of the type used in actual classroom instruction. The mobile van makes scheduled on-site presentations at secondary schools and specific organizations that provide access to the region's Hispanic community. Trained faculty members conduct demonstrations and provide students with information about employment potential and entry level requirements in commercial aerospace. The project also provides professional development for faculty in key areas such as composite fabrication techniques. In addition, technical workshops are given to area K-12 teachers.