NASA in Kansas
Kansas Space Grant Consortium
Wichita State University
113 Wallace Hall
1845 Fairmount
Wichita, KS 67260-0044
Phone: 316-978-3890
Fax: 316-978-3307
email: nasainkansas@wichita.edu
national Space grant college and fellowship program
KSGC Vision Statement
In the 21st Century, Kansas will be known worldwide as a leader in aviation and space education, research and industry.
KSGC Mission Statement
The Kansas Space Grant Consortium will be a catalyst for Kansas to be a leader in aviation and space education, research and industry.
Excerpted from Kansas Space Grant Consortium Strategic Plan (revised and approved by the KSGC Executive Committee in 2004)
Scope
The Kansas Space Grant Consortium, formed in 1991, is a member of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, a network of 52 Space Grant Consortia funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Kansas Space Grant Consortium is a partnership among NASA, the consortium members, and Kansas industry. The Consortium is involved in numerous national, statewide, and individual member activities.
Academic Affiliates
Wichita State University, Lead Institution
Contact: Dr. Scott Miller, scott.miller@wichita.edu
Contact: Dr. DeWayne Backhus, dbackhus@emporia.edu
Contact: Dr. Gavin Buffington, gbuffing@fhsu.edu
Haskell Indian Nations University
Contact: Dr. Carole Tomlinson, ctomlinson@haskell.edu
Contact: Dr. Kevin Lease, lease@ksu.edu
Contact: Dr. Jim Lookadoo, lookadoo@pittstate.edu
Contact: Dr. Richard Hale, rhale@ku.edu
Museum Affiliates
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
Contact: Tom Holcomb, tomh@cosmo.org
“Some of the most exciting space education going on in this country is not coming out of Washington, or New York, or California, or even Texas. It’s coming from a place out in Kansas called the Kansas Cosmosphere.” —Eugene A. Cernan, Apollo 17 Astronaut and the last man to walk on the Moon.
Industrial Affiliates
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