I have no idea what that is but I will tell you NASA in Houston is a huge cash cow for the Democrat party as most of the very high paid people who work at NASA are Democrats or identify with them.
New Institute to Focus on National Security Space
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (2/18/05) -- The Air Force Space Command recently established the National Security Space Institute (NSSI) to provide specialized space education and training to space staff members and planners. The institute, which evolved from the Space Operations School previously managed by the Space Warfare Center in Colorado Springs, was inaugurated in October 2004. The goal is to develop a cadre of space professionals who can manage and maintain space systems, draft and prioritize warfare requirements for future systems, and acquire and operate systems based on strategic and tactical needs.
The Aerospace Corporation, through its corporate university, The Aerospace Institute, will support NSSI as it develops and expands its curriculum. Aerospace will help ensure that course content is rigorous, structured, technically correct, and representative of current and future systems.
Aerospace will provide recommendations for the overall NSSI curriculum and assess the technical content of individual courses. Aerospace personnel will also assist with course development. With its experience in space-professional education, Aerospace is in a unique position to recommend curriculum improvements and course enhancements. The Aerospace Institute will also encourage government and military personnel to participate in education and training originally developed for the Aerospace technical staff.
“We hope to leverage our experience in developing and teaching courses in space systems architecting and engineering to the needs of the NSSI,” said Dave Evans, Executive Director of The Aerospace Institute. “We have acquired some valuable lessons about space education and training that can enhance the effectiveness of the NSSI.”
NSSI expects roughly 2,500 students annually. Nearly 60 percent will come from the Air Force; the remainder will come from other military branches and from agencies such as the National Reconnaissance Office.