TRW Sponsors Eight Detroit-Area Students for Space Camp
1 July 1998
TRW Sponsors Eight Detroit-Area Students for Space Camp From the Farmington Hills and Washington AreasFARMINGTON HILLS and WASHINGTON, Mich., July 1 -- TRW's automotive electronics business in Farmington Hills and occupant restraint systems operations in Washington are each sending four local middle school students on an all-expense-paid trip to U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala., from July 11-17. The sponsorships are being coordinated by TRW's Detroit-area operations -- which employ more than 2,300 people in seven facilities -- and the TRW Foundation, which is sending a total of 60 students from the United States and the United Kingdom. TRW has sponsored the Space Camp program since 1995, each year offering the program to students in about a dozen locations where there is significant TRW employment. "TRW has awarded the scholarships to motivate young people toward greater achievements in math and science," said Laura Johnson, TRW contributions manager. "We believe the Space Camp experience stimulates students about science and technology and inspires them to achieve academic excellence." The students from schools near TRW's Washington 26 Mile Road facilities (located in the Romeo/Rochester area) are Julia Anderson and Vincent Powierski from Powell Middle School in Washington and Richland Ford and Carrie Hartway from Romeo Middle School in Romeo. The Farmington Hills students are Tony Boitkus and Jenna Range of Power Middle School, Sufna Gheyara of Dunkel Middle School and Nicole White of Warner Middle School. The TRW Foundation sponsorships cover travel, tuition, room and board and genuine NASA uniforms. The recruits will train on the Low Gravity Chair and assume the role of mission specialists working in a simulated weightless environment. They will explore the history of manned space flight, investigate the propulsion systems that put space shuttles in orbit, review films of astronaut missions and simulate their own launch. TRW is the world's largest supplier of occupant restraint systems, including air bags, seat belts, steering wheels and electronics. The company also is a leading supplier of automotive electronics and provides advanced technology products and services for the space, defense and information technology markets.