STEM Engagement at NASA

With a look back at 2024, NASA is celebrating its many innovative and inspiring accomplishments this year including for the first time, landing new science and technology on the Moon with an American company, pushing the boundaries of exploration by launching a new mission to study Jupiter’s icy moon Europa; maintaining 24 years of continuous […]

Posted December 6, 2024

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Aeronautics

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Next Gen STEM

STEM Engagement at NASA

NASA Experts Share Inspiring Stories of Perseverance to Students

In celebration of National Aviation History Month, experts from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, spoke with middle school students during a recent event hosted by NASA’s California Office of STEM Engagement.

Posted December 3, 2024

International Space Station (ISS)

STEM Engagement at NASA

Native American Seeds Flown Aboard Space Station

The Choctaw Heirloom Seeds investigation flew five varieties of heirloom seeds from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma aboard the International Space Station in early November 2023. The seeds are Isito (Choctaw Sweet Potato Squash), Tobi (Smith Peas), Tanchi Tohbi (Flour Corn), Tvnishi (Lambsquarter), and Chukfi Peas.

Posted November 12, 2024

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Airspace Operations and Safety Program

Ames Research Center

Diversity at NASA

Everyday Extraordinary Stories

Flight Innovation

For Educators

For Kids and Students

Life at NASA

Modeling

People of NASA

Project Management & Systems Engineering

STEM Engagement at NASA

Women at NASA

Women's History Month

Math, Mentorship, Motherhood: Behind the Scenes with NASA Engineers

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on February 22, 2024. Engineering is a huge field with endless applications. From aerospace to ergonomics, engineers play an important role in designing, building, and testing technologies all around us.

Posted November 8, 2024

Opportunities For Students to Get Involved

Science Mission Directorate

STEM Engagement at NASA

Attention Students: NASA Launches Power Systems Student Essay Contest

NASA’s fourth annual Power to Explore Student Challenge kicked off November 7, 2024.

Posted November 7, 2024

For Educators

For Kids and Students

Humans in Space

ISS Research

STEM Engagement at NASA

Hello Earth? Space Calling

How it started versus how it’s going for astronaut Nick Hague with ISS Ham Radio on the space station. Since November 2000, crew members like Hague have used ham radio to communicate with people on Earth through this educational program, also known as Amateur Radio on the International Space Station or ARISS. So far, there […]

Posted October 30, 2024

Glenn Research Center

Events

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STEM Engagement at NASA

Submit Your 2025 Event Proposal to NASA

NASA is making event plans for the 2025 calendar year, and we want to pencil you in! We are looking for the Midwest’s biggest and best community events with the broadest audiences to share NASA’s content and raise awareness of the agency’s most exciting aeronautics and space missions. NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is […]

Posted October 23, 2024

ISS Research

General

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Johnson Space Center

STEM Engagement at NASA

Educational Activities in Space

Science in Space: September 2024 As students of all ages returned to school this month, crew members on the International Space Station continue to conduct a variety of educational programs and activities that support learning on the ground. These efforts are part of a wider commitment at NASA to engage, inspire, and attract future generations […]

Posted September 24, 2024

Aeronautics

Kennedy Space Center

STEM Engagement at NASA

Girls in STEM Inspired to Fly High at NASA Kennedy

For the third straight year, scores of young women flew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to learn how to make their aviation dreams take flight as part of the Delta Air Lines Women Inspiring our Next Generation (WING) program. Their Boeing 737 aircraft, piloted by an all-female crew, carried 130 girls, ages 11 […]

Posted September 24, 2024

STEM Engagement at NASA

Glenn Research Center

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Outside the Classroom

NASA, US Department of Education Bring STEM to After-School Programs

NASA and the U.S. Department of Education are teaming up to engage students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education during after-school hours. The interagency program aims to reach approximately 1,000 students in more than 60 sites across 10 states to join the program, 21st Century Community Learning Centers.

Posted September 24, 2024