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Two Universidad Nacional de Colombia students admitted to programme ending at NASA Houston
A physics student and a biology student at Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL) were admitted to an educational programme that ends with a week at NASA's visitor centre in Houston.
Why it matters: According to the university, two UNAL students in physics and biology will take spacecraft-cooling and lunar-recycling projects to NASA.
Universidad Nacional de Colombia said physics student Simón Jiménez Reyes and biology student Ana María Maldonado Castro were admitted to an educational programme that concludes with a week at NASA's visitor centre in Houston.
According to the university, Jiménez Reyes designed a system to cool a spacecraft's computers only in the places where they heat up most.
The university said Maldonado Castro proposes a system that would turn astronauts' waste into water and energy for a base on the Moon.
Editor’s view
Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor
Two UNAL students, one in physics and one in biology, have been admitted to a programme that ends with a week at NASA's Houston visitor centre, and the university says they will take their projects to NASA.
