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Glenn Research Center
Opportunities For Students to Get Involved
Opportunities to Contribute to NASA Missions & Get Involved
Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS)
Technology
Technology for Space Travel
NASA has chosen three winners out of nine finalists in the fourth annual Power to Explore Challenge, a national writing competition designed to teach K-12 students about the enabling power of radioisotopes for space exploration.
Posted May 7, 2025
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Glenn Research Center
Opportunities For Students to Get Involved
Opportunities to Contribute to NASA Missions & Get Involved
Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS)
Technology
Technology for Space Travel
NASA has named nine finalists out of the 45 semifinalist student essays in the Power to Explore Challenge, a national writing competition for K-12 students featuring the enabling power of radioisotopes.
Posted April 23, 2025
Glenn Research Center
Opportunities to Contribute to NASA Missions & Get Involved
Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS)
Technology
Technology for Space Travel
NASA has selected the 45 semifinalists of the Power to Explore Challenge, a national competition for K-12 students featuring the enabling power of radioisotopes.
Posted March 21, 2025
Artemis
Artemis 4
Earth's Moon
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Gateway Program
Gateway Space Station
Glenn Research Center
Humans in Space
Technology
Technology for Space Travel
Assembly is underway for Gateway's Power and Propulsion Element, the module that will power the lunar space station's journey to and around the Moon as part of NASA’s Artemis campaign.
Posted February 25, 2025
Glenn Research Center
Planetary Environments & Atmospheres
Technology
Technology for Space Travel
The mystique of Mars has been studied for centuries. The fourth planet from the Sun is reminiscent of a rich, red desert and features a rugged surface challenging to traverse. While several robotic missions have landed on Mars, NASA has only explored 1% of its surface. Ahead of future human and robotic missions to the […]
Posted January 21, 2025
Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS)
Technology
Technology for Space Travel
Six decades after the launch of the first nuclear-powered space mission, NASA is embarking on a bold future of human exploration and scientific discovery.
Posted October 23, 2024
Johnson Space Center
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
International Space Station Division
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Science & Research
Technology for Living in Space
Technology for Space Travel
Technology Research
Locations designed as a maintenance work area and an exercise area on the International Space Station are commonly used by crew members for stowage and body maintenance activities, respectively.
Posted August 19, 2024
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Glenn Research Center
Planetary Science
Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS)
Science-enabling Technology
STEM Engagement at NASA
Technology
Technology for Space Travel
As radioisotopes power the Perseverance rover to explore Mars, perseverance “powered” three winners to write essays each year till they achieved their mission goal of winning NASA’s Power to Explore Challenge. These students explored behind the scenes at NASA’s Glenn Research Center.
Posted August 14, 2024
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