NASA has awarded a $2.8 million grant to the Indiana Space Consortium, which is headquartered at Purdue University. The consortium’s goal is to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. “The grant provides $2.8 million through 2024 to support NASA student internships and fellowships, student STEM experiences, faculty STEM projects and public STEM engagement throughout Indiana,” explained Purdue in a statement.
Purdue has strong links to America’s space program.The university is the alma mater of a host of astronauts, including Neil Armstrong; Gus Grissom, who was the second American in space; and Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon.The West Lafayette, Ind., school, dubbed "the cradle of.
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