Washington Aerospace Scholars and The Museum of Flight are sponsoring a six-day summer residency where students will plan their own mission to Mars. Interested students from across Washington are completing a series of online lessons on topics ranging from the history of NASA to the future of human space exploration. Top performers will be selected to participate in the summer event, all expenses paid. What's needed now are adults who will help make the experience truly exceptional for the selected students.

There will be four residency sessions during the summer - each one focusing on the design of a human mission to Mars - with four teams per session: Getting There, Living There, Working There, and Mission Integration. Each team needs a mentor (professional engineer or scientist) and an assistant mentor (university student) to work with them. Each team also needs a counselor, a certified teacher who provides both support and supervision during the weeklong experience.

The mentors and assistant mentors are volunteers who will work with the students each morning from 8:00am - noon. The counselors remain with the students for the duration of the residencies, and thus will earn $500 stipends, as well as clock hours. All costs (transportation, meals, lodging) are covered for teachers.

Applications for each of these positions are available here. Each one begins with an overview of the responsibilities. Teacher applications are due by March 13; mentor applications are due March 27 and assistant mentor applications are due by May 15.

For more information, contact Melissa Edwards, WAS Administrator at The Museum of Flight 206-764-5866. Or read through the WAS Newsletter.