Jimmie Johnson Racing (JJR)
Jimmie Johnson connected virtually with students, educators, and Langley subject matter experts for the online event “The Force of Drag: Bad for Cars, Good for Mars” at the Office of Education’s 2015 Open House.
Credits: NASA/David C. Bowman
NASA Langley Research Center and NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson developed a partnership in 2015 to help engage students in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This partnership highlights Langley’s Rockets to Racecars (R2R) STEM education program, which uses the similarities between aerospace and racing to teach the “STEM” of all things NASA. NASA certified teachers can now teach activities from the R2R STEM Curriculum at JJR Family Ticket Packages across the country.
For examples of this partnership and comments from experienced educators, please visit Jimmie Johnson’s article.
For photos of 2015 ticket packages, please visit JJR’s Dropbox album.
Virginia Air and Space Center (VASC)
The Virginia Air & Space Center is the visitor center for NASA Langley Research Center and Langley Air Force Base.
Located in Hampton, Virginia, the birthplace of America’s space program, the Virginia Air & Space Center features interactive aviation exhibits spanning 100 years of flight, more than 30 historic aircraft, a hands-on space exploration gallery, unique space flight artifacts, and more!
The Center is home to the Apollo 12 Command Module and the Orion PA-1 Test Vehicle.
National Institute of Aerospace (NIA)
The National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) is a non-profit research and graduate education institute created to conduct leading-edge aerospace and atmospheric research, develop new technologies for the nation and help inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.
Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC)
The Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) is a coalition of five Virginia colleges and universities, NASA, state educational agencies, Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology, and other institutions representing diverse aerospace education and research.
The VSGC acts as an umbrella organization, coordinating and developing aerospace-related and high technology educational and research efforts throughout the Commonwealth and connecting Virginia’s effort to a national community of shared aerospace interests.
