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Whenever I suggest the notion that I might work for NASA in the future people always say: “isn’t NASA shutting down?” “We’re not even  going to the moon anymore” “They closed NASA already!” Although many people feel the demise of NASA is upon us as the shuttle program ends, I am here to tell you that is not the complete story. Read More »

I and several other students from Prairie View A&M University attended the Pre-JAMP Symposium on April 3, 2009. When we first arrived we practiced putting stitches in different sized cuts on an arm filled with Styrofoam.  The outer layer, the skin, seemed to respond realistically to the pressure of a needle. We also practiced inserting a tube and inflating the lungs Read More »