HCC student selected to visit NASA to take part in NCAS onsite experience

Feb 18, 2018

Houston Community College student Edgar Medrano recently took part in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) onsite Experience.

Medrano was selected as one of the 171 community college students from across the U.S to be part of the NCAS onsite experience.

The five-week online activity culminated with a four-day on-site event at a NASA Center and offered students the opportunity to interact with NASA engineers and others as they learned more about careers in science and engineering. While at NASA, students formed teams and established fictional companies interested in Mars exploration. Each team was responsible for developing and testing a prototype rover, forming a company infrastructure, managing a budget, and developing communications and outreach. Medrano's team won the competition for developing and testing a prototype rover.

The onsite experience at NASA included briefings by NASA subject matter experts, information on how to apply for internships and a tour of NASA’s unique facilities.