As teams around the globe begin renewing their Odyssey of the Mind memberships, another important team has renewed its commitment to the program. We are proud to announce that NASA has agreed to continue its sponsorship and will support the program for another five years!

NASA official Steven Graham believes the NASA/OotM partnership is beneficial for all involved, "We view our continued involvement as one of the best ways to reach such a vast and extremely talented audience. We consider the kids involved with OotM the 'cream of the crop' when it comes to creative problem solving, teamwork, and thinking outside of the box."

This renewed partnership means countless students around the world will benefit from five more years of creative problem solving involving earth science.

NASA has provided invaluable information about our planet for the past nine years. We have been fortunate to get amazing glimpses of our earth from space through NASA technology. It has also generously provided a web portal for Odyssey participants that helps them explore the earth and space, along with the many interesting materials it generously provides in membership packets and at World finals.

NASA also has always re-invented its Creativity Festival booth each year in order to provide thousands of participants, coaches, and supporters with a unique World Finals experience that is creative and fun. Another important part of World Finals is the E-Theater Presentations and Classroom Activities provided by NASA.

Many people look forward to experiencing them each year. We are fortunate to have all of this and more for at least another five years.

NASA is an important part of the Odyssey family. It has helped shape many minds around the world and has helped provide our future scientists and innovators with a creative outlet. This is just part of what makes NASA and Odyssey of the Mind a perfect match.

We look forward to many more years of camaraderie and creativity. Thanks NASA!
NASA/OotM Web Portal:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/odysseyofthemind