KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Almost hidden in the center amid the sea of students at Gainesville Elementary School, a NASA Explorer School in Gainesville, Ga., are Jim Jennings, deputy associate administrator for Institutions and Asset Management at NASA Headquarters; Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr., KSC deputy director; and astronaut Leland Melvin.  Whitlow and Melvin accompanied Jennings on the visit to the school to share the new vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers.  Whitlow talked about our destiny as explorers, NASA’s stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space. Melvin talked about the importance of teamwork and what it takes for mission success. KSC-04pd2011

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Almost hidden in the center amid the sea of students at Gainesville Elementary School, a NASA Explorer School in Gainesville, Ga., are Jim Jennings, deputy associate administrator for Institutions and Asset Management at NASA Headquarters; Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr., KSC deputy director; and astronaut Leland Melvin. Whitlow and Melvin accompanied Jennings on the visit to the school to share the new vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. Whitlow talked about our destiny as explorers, NASA’s stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space. Melvin talked about the importance of teamwork and what it takes for mission success. KSC-04pd2011

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Almost hidden in the center amid the sea of students at Gainesville Elementary School, a NASA Explorer School in Gainesville, Ga., are Jim Jennings, deputy associate administrator for Institutions and Asset Management at NASA Headquarters; Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr., KSC deputy director; and astronaut Leland Melvin. Whitlow and Melvin accompanied Jennings on the visit to the school to share the new vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. Whitlow talked about our destiny as explorers, NASA’s stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space. Melvin talked about the importance of teamwork and what it takes for mission success.

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