DIME is a NASA competition program for high school-aged student teams to design and build a science experiment which will then be operated in a NASA microgravity drop tower facility. This program is a project-oriented activity which will last one school year. Teams will be comprised of high school-aged students, such as a science class, group of classes, science club, or scout troop. A team must have teacher and/or adult supervision.

Representatives of the school team will attend the operation of the experiment in the NASA Glenn Research Center 2.2 Second Drop Tower in Cleveland, Ohio during DIME Drop Days in April. The drop tower activities will be broadcast on the WWW during the DIME Drop Days.

• The live web cast for DIME 2004 will become active on the day and time listed below.
• If you have questions during the live broadcast, send them via e-mail to dimeweb@grc.nasa.gov.
• Archive versions of the DIME 2002 Drop Days broadcasts for the four DIME 2002 teams are available anytime at the links below.
• If you need help with setting up your computer, check here.

DIME Home Page

Setup

How do I watch the Video?

If you do not have RealPlayer, read these instructions to obtain the free Real Player 8 Basic.

NOTE: These broadcasts are in the RealPlayer format and require RealPlayer software to properly display the movie in real-time. The RealPlayer software is available FREE from a Real Networks product page.

This does not imply an endorsement by NASA of this product or company.



 

Live DIME Broadcast

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Live DIME Broadcast via RealPlayer.

Questions are encouraged during the live broadcast, so send your inquiries via e-mail to: dimeweb@grc.nasa.gov.

Preliminary Schedule - The order of teams are subject to change even on the day of operations and the times given here are approximate.


Morning	Tualatin H.S., Tualatin, Oregon
Morning	Troy Athens H.S., Troy, Michigan
12:00 p.m to 1:00 p.m.	Lunch break
Afternoon	Columbus H.S., Columbus, Georgia
Afternoon	Glenbrook North H.S., Northbrook, Illinois

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Archived Events from DIME 2002 Drop Days

These links will stream an archive video (RealPlayer format) of the selected DIME team's activities in the NASA Glenn 2.2 Second Drop Tower facility.

Bay High School team - April 24, 2002

COSI Academy team - April 24, 2002

Sycamore High School combustion team - April 24, 2002

Sycamore High School fluids team - April 24, 2002

NASA Drop Tower Competition

DIME

Dropping In a Microgravity Environment

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This page maintained by
Richard DeLombard, NASA Glenn Research Center.
richard.delombard-1@nasa.gov
Last Updated on April 15, 2005