Tammy Jones							Feb. 20, 1996
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Md.  20771
(301) 286-5566
Tammy.Jones@ccmail.gsfc.nasa.gov

Release No:  96-009

Goddard Engineers Serving the Community

	Engineers turn ideas into reality, that’s the message engineers 
at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight in Greenbelt, Md.,  along with 
hundreds of others across the country want to get across to 
students this week.  Nearly 50 engineers from Goddard will share 
time and expertise with 7th and 8th grade students in Prince 
George’s, Montgomery, and Howard counties and Washington, D.C.  

	This week is National Engineers Week - a week dedicated to 
helping increase public understanding of the profession - 
recognizing engineers for professional and community service with 
special awards, and cultivating interest in engineering, math, and 
science among students.  

	 This week, engineers will take engineering into local schools 
as part of the Discover “E” (E for engineering ) program, the largest 
outreach effort of its kind sponsored by the 

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engineering profession.  The program helps millions of students 
discover practical applications of math, science and technology 
through hands-on activities.  In addition, engineers sponsor 
exhibitions at local shopping malls.

	There are hundreds of NASA’s engineers working at Goddard, 
developing hardware and software for astronomical telescopes and 
Earth observing satellites.  Goddard engineers are available for 
interviews about their careers and community work.  If you are 
interested in writing a story, contact Tammy Jones at (301) 286-
5566.

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