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Satellite Interview: 01-343

Attention: Early Morning Producer
Thursday, Nov. 8
6-10 a.m. EDT
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New generation of ‘Rocket Boys and Rocket Girls’ ready for rumble; College teams set for countdown in Student Launch Initiative

• Like a scene from the movie “October Sky” and the book that inspired it — “Rocket Boys” — young people hope to turn their dreams into realities at a famous rocket site.
• College students have designed and built their own rocket and science payload, with an aim of soaring at least two miles into the southern skies over Huntsville, Ala.
• They’ll launch their rocket from a test range at Redstone Arsenal, home to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center a historic site for U.S. rocketry work. 
• Students from Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, the University of Alabama in Huntsville and three area high schools are participating in the Student Launch Initiative.
• The NASA program seeks to motivate students to pursue careers in science, math and engineering — while giving them practical, hands-on aerospace experience.
• Talk to an expert about this educational experience, its importance now — and for the future.

Who:	Jim Pruitt Manager, Education Programs Marshall Space Flight Center
Satellite Coordinates:	GE-2, Transponder 9C, 85 degrees west longitude, Frequency: 3880 MHz, audio: 6.8 MHz.
Satellite Interview Information: Camille Sevier (256) 544-2188	Story Information: Jerry Berg, Media Relations (256) 544-0034

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