Randolph Community College Student Alec Poupore Chosen to Visit Kennedy Space Center

Alec Poupore

Randolph Community College student Alec Poupore, 19, of Randleman has been selected to travel to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida this fall to participate in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars project (NCAS). Poupore has been selected as one of 304 community college students from across the United States to be part of NCAS.

The five-week scholars program culminates with a four-day on-site event at Kennedy Space Center and offers students the opportunity to interact with NASA engineers and others as they learn more about careers in science and engineering. While at NASA, students form teams and establish fictional companies interested in Mars exploration. Each team is responsible for developing and testing a prototype rover, forming a company infrastructure, managing a budget, and developing communications and outreach. 

The on-site experience at NASA includes a tour of facilities and briefings by NASA subject matter experts.

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