STEM Engagement at NASA
Student innovators invited to develop BIG ideas for lunar inflatables
With its “Inflatable Systems for Lunar Operations” theme, NASA’s 2024 Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-Changing (BIG) Idea Challenge invites student innovators to build and demonstrate how their concepts can benefit future missions to the Moon and beyond. Inflatable systems could greatly reduce the mass and stowed volume of science and exploration payloads, which is critical for […]
Read MoreNASA Leaders Inspire Girls to Fly Toward STEM Careers
By Matina DouzenisNASA’s Kennedy Space Center Women at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida marked the 2023 Girls in Aviation Day by hosting a special visit. A flight of 131 girls, ages 12 to 18, landed at the world’s premier spaceport on Sept. 22, to spend the day learning from women in aerospace and aviation […]
Read MoreStudents Walk in the Clouds at NASA Armstrong STEM Event
More than 500 local students, ranging from grades first to eighth, joined NASA and COSI (Center of Science and Industry) in a Learning Lunchbox event where they saw a demonstration of how clouds form, and had the opportunity to ask NASA experts questions. Taking place at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California on […]
Read MoreStudent-Focused Scientific Balloon Mission Inspires Future Generation
The fall campaign of NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program is underway at the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) balloon launch site in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
Read MoreManagement and Program Analyst Trinesha Dixon
“I think I do that with my interns and teams too — I give them the space to grow and learn and try to just be their guide along the way.” — Trinesha M. Dixon, Management and Program Analyst, NASA Office of STEM Engagement, NASA’s Johnson Space Center
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