Teachers in Space is a Space Frontier Foundation program that has the goal of sending hundreds of teachers each year to space via suborbital space tourist vehicles.

• Teachers in Space Workshops
• Teachers in Space - Facebook
• Articles:
  • Killeen principal chosen to fly into space - KXXV-TV News [Texas] - Aug.12.09
  • Seven Astronaut Teacher Candidates Announced - Teachers In Space - July.20.09
  • Space teachers wanted - Cosmic Log/msnbc.com - Oct.26.07
  • Teachers in space get good grades - Seattlepi.com - Aug.15.07
  • Private Space Explorer Joins Teachers in Space - Teachers In Space - Nov.20.06
  • PlanetSpace Joins Teachers in Space Project Will Offer Free Rides on its Silver Dart Spacecraft to Top Educators - Space Frontier Foundation - Oct.16.06
  • Teachers in space - Cosmic Log - Sept.20.06
  • Teachers in space, the next generation - Space Review - May.1.06 - Jeff Foust reports on the Teachers in Space program and the announcement that three suborbital transport companies are each committed to providing a free ride to a teacher when their vehicles are flying.
  • Private space ventures save seats for teachers: Suborbital companies reserve three free tickets to edge of space - MSNBC.com - Apr.21.06
  • Teachers in Space! Foundation Wants Hundreds to Fly - Space Frontier Foundation - Apr.11.06

A spin-off from the SFF's Teachers in Space program is Citizens In Space

• “Teachers in Space” becomes “Citizens in Space" - Space Transport News - Feb.2.12

However, NASA is taking a new approach to the concept. In the old program a teacher would win a chance to spend a year or two in training, take one flight, and then return to the classroom. Now the astronaut corps will include several full time "educator mission specialists".

Like the mission specialists who run experiments on the shuttle or ISS, the educator specialists will carry out various teaching and outreach projects while in space. These could be zero-G demonstrations, running student designed experiments, etc.

Barbara Morgan will be the first educator mission specialist. She was a teacher in Idaho and originally chosen as McAuliffe's backup. However, since 1998 she has been in training as an astronaut and no longer works as a teacher. She is expected to take a shuttle to the ISS in 2004.

Educator Astronaut - NASA program to recruit astronauts whose speciality is K-12 teaching rather than in a particular scientific discipline as for Mission Specialists.

• Astronaut Barbara Morgan to Leave NASA - NASA - June.27.08
• Space teacher conducts first orbital lesson: Barbara Morgan and other astronauts fulfill Challenger legacy - MSNBC.com - Aug.14.07
• Shuttle Astronauts to Beam Down Space Lessons - Space.com
  • NASA - STS-118 Education Resources
• Space Teacher: After Long Wait, Barbara Morgan is Ready to Launch - Space.com - Aug.3.07
• Astronaut teacher to fly seeds for students - collectSpace - Jan.19.07
• Zero Gravity Corporation Successfully Inaugurates ZERO-G Learning Lab; While NASA Astronauts Anxiously Await Their Flight to Space, 15 Teachers Had the Zero-Gravity Experience of a Lifetime - ZERO-G - July.20.05
• Science gets boost from space: A British space project to explore Mars is being used to inspire school children to take an interest in science. - BBC - Nov.5.03
• Long-distance learner - New Scientist - July.03 - interview with Barbara Morgan
• NASA reviewing Educator Astronaut applications - Spaceflight Now - June.23.03
• Teacher takes step toward space - Cincinnati Enquirer - June.6.03
• Educator Astronaut Report Card: Science Teachers Express Support - SpaceRef - Mar.7.03
• Teacher in Space Is Still in NASA's Plans - NY Times - Feb.25.03
• Educator Astronaut Report Card: Teachers Interested in Space More than Ever - NASA PR/SpaceRef - Feb.20.03
• NASA's Call for Teachers Generates 'Phenomenal' Response - Space.com - Jan.23.03
• A Teacher in Space Educator-astronaut Barbara Morgan will visit the International Space Station in 2003.- Science@NASA - Dec.12.02
• NASA's Educator Astronaut Assigned First Flight - NASA - Dec.12.02
• Barbara Morgan Rides Wave of Fame, Awaits Flight Assignment - Space.com - May.21.02
• An Hour With Educator-Astronaut Barbara Morgan - SpaceRef - May.18.02
• Teacher eager to fly in space - Spaceflight Now - Apr.16.02
• Teacher says she's ready to be a student in space - CNN.com - April 16, 2002
• 'Space Teacher' Carrying a Dream - Space.com - Apr.16.02
• NASA to send teacher into space in 2004 - CNN.com - Apr.12.02
• NASA Boss to Highlight Teacher-in-Space, Morgan Will Fly but No Date Set - Space.com - Apr.12.02

• Challenger Center: Challenger Lost Lessons
  • The six science lessons that Christa McAuliffe would have given to children around the world during her Challenger flight.
  • Table of Contents

NASA - NASA's Network of Educator Astronaut Teachers (NEAT)
NASA program that gets elementary and secondary school teachers involved in space related activities.

• 4 local teachers going weightless with NASA - Ann Arbor News/MLive.com - Dec.28.07

• Weightless Flights of Discovery
  • Northtop-Grumman is sponsoring this program in which "teachers from across the U.S. and around the world will experience first hand the application of math, science and engineering principles to human activities in a weightless or low-gravity space environment".
    
    The program will let 240 teachers ride on the aircraft of Zero Gravity (ZERO-G) , which fly a series of parabolas that provide periods of weightlessness. The teachers will carry out experiments and educational demonstration projects during the flights.
    
    
  • Weightless Flights of Discovery - AOL Homework Help
  • Northrop Grumman Foundation Now Accepting Teacher Applications for 2010 Weightless Flights of Discovery Program - Northrup Grumman/Yahoo! - Feb.18.10
  • Davis High teachers put zero-gravity time to good use: Pair hope Davis students inspired to learn science - The Modesto Bee - Sept.30.08
  • Georgia Teachers Get a Lesson in Weightlessness as Part of Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery: Program to Inspire Kids to Pursue Math and Science and Support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education as Part of Four-City U.S. Tour - Northrop Grumman - Sept.22.08
  • Teachers get lesson in gravity - Times-Picayune - Aug.31.07
  • Science Teachers Take Flight in Zero-Gravity as Part of Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery - Northrop Grumman - Aug.28.07
  • Northrop Grumman Foundation Expands Weightless Flights of Discovery During Second Year in Cooperation With Zero Gravity Corporation - SpaceRef - June.12.07
  • Weightless Over Cleveland - Part 1: Floating Teachers - SpaceRef - Oct.1.06
    
  • Weightless Over Cleveland - Part 2: Learning to Fly - SpaceRef - Oct.1.06
  • Northrop Grumman Concludes Weightless Teacher Program in Nation's Capitol: Teachers' Microgravity Experiences Have Succeeded in Delivering Renewed Enthusiasm for Math, Science to Thousands of Students - Northrop Grumman- Sept.30.0
  • Weightless Over Cleveland - NASA Watch - Sept.10.06
    
  • Northrop Grumman's Weightless Teacher Flights Touch Down in Cleveland: First-of-its-Kind Training Program Helps Midwest Educators Inspire Students to Pursue Technical, Scientific Careers Related to Space Exploration - Northrop/Primezone - Sept.9.06
  • I survived zero-G - without tossing my cookies - SignOnSanDiego.com - Aug.12.06
  • Zero gravity awaits - LompocRecord.com - Aug.9.06
  • Zero-G ride turns teachers into kids - Huntsville Times - July.30.06
  • Northrop Grumman Weightless Flights of Discovery - AOL Homework Help
  • T-3,2,1 . . . Northrop Grumman Launches Weightless Teacher Education Program: Math and Science Workshops, Aircraft Flights in Weightless Environment Will Help Teachers Inspire Students to Pursue Careers in Space Exploration - Northrop Grumman - June.24.06.

   

• NASA Spaceward Bound - Field Expeditions

  "Spaceward bound is an educational program developed at NASA Ames. The mission of Spaceward Bound is to train the next generation of space explorers by having students and teachers participate in the exploration of scientifically interesting but remote and extreme environments on Earth as analogs for human exploration of the Moon and Mars."

• Calipso Outreach

• University level space studies:
  • Introduction to Spaceflight - Dr. Lance K. Erickson - Embry-Riddle Univ.
  • George Washington Univ. - Space Policy Institute
  • Univ. of North Dakota - Space Studies Program
    • The space studies experience - Space-for-All - Dec.31.10
  • ATI Sea & Space Short Courses
    • ATI Space & Satellite Newsletter
  • Florida Space Research Institute - FSRI: Lifelong Learning - distance learning; Space Research - SERPL; Spaceport Research - USTDC
  • International Space University
    • For an education that's out of this world - Jerusalem Post - Feb.22.09
    • The Space Mafia - Forbes - Apr.17.00 (free subscription required)
  • Kepler Space University
    • Faculty
    • Leadership in the Twenty First Century - blog
  • Space Foundation - Educator Training
  • SpaceTEC® Schools to Space - Space to Schools - community college consortium
    • "Space Update" - blog.spacetec.org
    • Forum
  • USC Astronautics and Space Technology
  • Aerospace & Defense MBA Program – University of Tennessee
  • MIT OpenCourseWare - the teaching materials for hundreds of MIT courses are now on line and include space related ones:
    • Hands-On Astronomy: Observing Stars and Planets
      
    • Physics
  • Aerospace Departments
  • Office for Outer Space Affairs
• Online Training resources:
  • Amazing Space Web-Based Activities - Space Telescope Institute
  • Basics of Space Flight - JPL Operators Course - good intro level course for anyone interested in spaceflight.
  • Infrared Astronomy
  • Millinnium Academy - Computer Drafting / Rocket design combo classes.
  • Tutorial Page of Aerospace Structures - Mississippi State Univ.
  • VLF Tutorial
  • Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial
  • Spaceflight by Mark Goll
    • Rocket Science for Earthlings - primers on different areas of rocketry and space science
  • Teaching Science and Technology, Inc. (TSTI)
  • YPOP Learning Classroom - online programs and demos related to solar images
  • Orbital Mechanics:
    • Orbital Mechanics - Robert A. Braeunig
    • The Orbital Mechanics Educational Network
    • Celestial Mechanics -- from Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Physics - tutorials on most celestial mechanics topics such as Keplers laws, orbital mechanics, etc.
    • AMSAT Tutorial on Keplerian Elements
    • Orbital Mechanics/Propulsion - Ion Propulsion Supplement
  • Aeronautics
    • Tutorial in Basic Aeronautics
    • Aerodynamics for Students : A Web Site dedicated to Theoretical Aerodynamics
    • Aviation Intranet
      

In the US the responsibility for education falls primarily upon the individual states. Efforts to improve science and math performance by students has led to the creation of many projects in the states that involve space in the curriculum because young people often find it the most exciting area of science.

Here are links to a sample of state related space education programs:

• NASA Space Grants
  • Map
• Aerostates Space Association
• Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation
• California Space Authority (CSA): Space Enterprise Network[sm]
• Florida
  • Space Florida
  • Florida Space Grant Consortium
  • FSRI - Florida Space Research Institute
• Georgia
  • Coca-Cola Space Science Center - Columbus State Univ., George -planetarium, Challenger Center and other learning programs for all age groups
• Indiana Business Mondernization and Technology
• Iowa Space Grant Consortium
• Maine Space Grant Consortium
• Mississippi Space Grant Consortium
• New Hampshire Space Grant Consortium
• Ohio Space Grant Consortium
• Oklahoma Space Grant
• Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium
• South Carolina Space Grant Consortium
• Tennessee Space Grant Consortium
• Texas Space Grant
  • Texas Aerospace Scholars Program
• Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium

• California Science Center
• Chabot Space & Science Center
• Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
• Museum of Flying, Santa Monica, California
• Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
• National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
• Space Center Houston - museum at Johnson Space Center
• National Space Centre - UK - On-line
  • Space centre prepares for launch - BBC - June.19.01
• Virtual Space Museum!
• The Museum of Flight in Seattle
• The New Mexico Museum of Space History - Alamogordo, NM
• Sci-Quest - The North Alabama Science Center
• Space museum & planetarium lists:
  • Space Museum List in Space History Section
  • MapMuse.com
    
    • Planetariums National Map
      
    • Observatories National Map
      
    • Astronomy Clubs National Map
  • FAI Recommended Museums
  • Museum of Space Travel | The Guide to Great Space Exhibits and Museums
  • Space Museums & Science Centers - Astronaut Connection
    
  • VastBeyond Directory - planetariums, museums, public telescopes, launch facilities and other space-related places in USA.
  • Yahoo! Science: Space: Museums
• Henrietta Leavitt - Online Virtual Planetarium Facility
• Europe
  • Cite de l'Espace - English
  • A Disneyland for Spaceuropeans - Spaceuropeans - Nov.25.07
  • Spaceport - space exhibition and museum in Wirral, England
    • Spaceport Celebrates Successful One-year Anniversary - Wirral Globe - Aug.6.06
• Articles
  • See the World, Visit Exotic Science Centers - The Launch Pad - July.14.09 - long list of science centers and museums in the US
  • Space: A Journey to Our Future: "space exhibit by Clear Channel Exhibits that brings space museum exhibits to museums throughout the United States."
  • SonicVision Reaches for Stars - Wired - Oct.1.03
  • A Light Show Beyond Lasers - NY Times - Sept.19.03 - Hayden Planetarium multimedia show with soundtrack by Moby

• SETI Institute - education resources
• Understanding Space - lots of educational resources including 2 online courses. Supports the book "Understanding Space: An Introduction to Astronautics"
• Astrodigital - "collection of educational web sites whose subjects are Mars, space exploration, astronomy, and computing."
• NOAA - Space Environment Center (SEC) Education Page
• Space Science Institute
• Resources for Teachers and Learners at Space Today Online
• Educators Resource Guide - IMAX Space Station film companion (Click on Education in the Flash animation and then select the guide) - 24 pages of information, lesson guides, and space education links
• Project CLEA -- Contemporary Laboratory Experiences in Astronomy
• Space and Science: An Online Study Guide For Kids
• Marianne Dyson - author, former NASA mission controller, space activist. Offers a number of education related sections on her site:
  • Space Activities - space station science workshop for kids.
  • Space Station Science - children's book about the ISS
  • Science Fiction Writing Activity - suggestions to young writers on creating sci fi stories
• Ken Murphy provides these extensive lists of space science fiction books, along with brief descriptions, aimed at young people from first grade to high school:
  • Summer Space Reading Camp Pt. I: The New Moon - Out of the Cradle - July.16.08 - Contemporary lunar themes
  • Summer Space Reading Camp Pt. II: The Old Moon - Out of the Cradle - July.21.08 - Lunar sci-fi books from the 1950s and 1960s.
  • Summer Space Reading Camp Pt. III: The New High Frontier - Out of the Cradle - July.30.08 - Books about the "high frontier in general - asteroids, space stations, rocket flights and more".
  • Summer Space Reading Camp Pt. IV: The Old High Frontier - Out of the Cradle - Aug.6.08 - High frontier books from 1960s and earlier
  • Summer Space Reading Camp Pt. V: Special Edition - Out of the Cradle - Aug.12.08 - books for girls
  • Here are teaching materials:
    • Teacher Tools for the High Frontier: Rocks in Space - Out of the Cradle - Oct.23.08
    • Teacher Tools for the High Frontier: International Space Station - Out of the Cradle - Oct.16.08
• Boeing
  • Forces of Flight website covers aviation to spaceflight.
  • Sat101- What is a Satellite - Boeing (12 page, pdf)
• More introductory resources:
  • Howstuffworks.com's "Space" includes "How Space Shuttles Work"
  • Space Exploration for Dummies by Cynthia Phillips
    • Review: Spaceflight for Dummies - SPACE.com - June.11.09
• Scouting STEM and Space:
  • Boy Scouts CEO: Let's build robots, not fires - USA Today - Apr.29.2015
• Other Education Resource Link Lists:
  • AdvanceSpace.com
  • Huntsville Alabama L5 Society - links to space education sites
  • Internet Public Library - Air & Space Links
  • NSTA - National Science Teachers Association
  • Yahooligans! - Science and Nature:Astronomy and Space
  • SpaceRef - Education
  • ScienceIQ - large set of science education resources
  • Astronomy
• A Guide to Astronomy Careers and Resources
• Non-space Education
• Alcwin.org - Educational Resources
• Confusion Research Center - Austin, TX & Cheyenne, WY - STEM resources
• ENSYS Engineering Training
• Experiland | Science projects & Science experiments for kids grades 1 to 8
• Exploratorium: the museum of science, art and human perception
  
  • Exploratorium: Hands-on Activities
    
• First Tutors - Private Tutors for Home Tuition & Personal Tutoring
• The GLOBE Program - Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment. Students do real science by
  • Taking scientifically valid measurements in the fields of atmosphere, hydrology, soils, and land cover/phenology - depending upon their local curricula
  • Reporting their data through the Internet to the student data archive
  • Creating maps and graphs on the free interactive Web site to analyze data sets
  • Collaborating with scientists and other GLOBE students around the world
• GirlsGoTech.org - Math, Science & Tech - Girl Scouts
• HippoCampus - Free help with your algebra, biology, environmental science, American government, US history, physics and religion homework
• JASON
  • Students Use Space Technology to Explore "From Sea to Shore" - NASA/SpaceRef - June.19.02
• The Mad Science Group: Educational & Entertaining Science for Children
• Mad Scientist's Club: The Official Website - dedicated to the book series.
• NASSMC: National Alliance of State Science and Mathematics Coalitions
• Society of Amateur Scientists
  • LabRats - young people work with mentors on science projects.
• WebTeacher - Tech corp program to inform teachers about creating web sites.
• World Knowledge Database
  • Students- daily news and current events