Education Alley returns to the AIAA SPACE 2009 Conference & Exposition, giving students and teachers an opportunity to learn more about space.

Students ask questions to a NASA representative

Students submit questions to NASA representatives

Pre-college students will attend presentations, view exhibits, and talk with engineers about the reasons why they have become part of this exciting industry.Education Alley is a perfect compliment to math and science for 4th-8th graders.

Students meet with a representative of the Applied Physics Laboratory

Students pose for photo in front of Lockheed Martin exhibit

Supported by the AIAA Precollege Outreach Committee, Education Alley will have exhibit displays, from invited organizations: NASA, the U.S. Air Force, NOAA, and The Boeing Company, Aerospace Corporation, Raytheon, Wyle, SpaceX, X PRIZE Foundation, Lockheed Martin, Texas Computing and Learning Center and others and will include special sessions, tours of the main exhibit hall, and hands-on demonstrations that will show students what opportunities the space program provides for them in the future.

Students check out one of the many displays at Education Alley

Students pose for a photo with the robot, "Sprocket"