Welcome to NSPACE
NASA STEM Pathway Activities – Consortium for Education (NSPACE)
Final Performance Report 2017-2024
Combining assets, curriculum and expertise from NASA and OSU, NSPACE pioneers STEM education opportunities for students, educators, and more across the nation.
NSPACE Activities
Texas High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS)
Texas high school juniors complete design challenges and attend monthly webinars with NASA scientists and engineers. Achieving students are invited to a six-day summer experience at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, to work with a team of peers and NASA experts on designing a mission to Mars and engineering design challenges.
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Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment (Micro-g NExT)
Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams is a mission-driven, authentic NASA STEM experience. This Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate collaboration with the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) integrates undergraduate students into the technology and hardware development paths of NASA missions in support of human space exploration.
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NASA Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students (SUITS)
NASA Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students challenges students to design and create spacesuit information displays within augmented reality environments. As NASA pursues Artemis, the agency accelerates investing in surface architecture and technology development.
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Commercial Crew Program (CCP)
Commercial Crew Program Next Gen STEM focuses on releasing resources amplifying STEM engagement. Virtual reality tours, workshops and resource kits engage students and educators in his profound moment in American history as Boeing completed their Orbital Flight Test and SpaceX launched with NASA astronauts from the United States for the first time since 2011.
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Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP)
MUREP engages underrepresented populations through a wide variety of initiatives. Multiyear grants are awarded to assist Minority Institution faculty and students in research of pertinent missions.
MUREP Innovation and Tech Transfer Idea Competition (MITTIC) MUREP Institutional Research Opportunity (MIRO) MUREP Other Opportunities (MOO)
NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS)
NCAS engages the nation in NASA’s mission by helping students in the Artemis generation make the connection between a STEM degree and career opportunities; engaging them in NASA’s six research and exploration themes; and motivating students to participate in other NASA challenges, research opportunities, and internships.
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STEM on Station (SOS)
SOS uses the International Space Station, its crew and the onboard research to inspire, engage and educate students and educators.
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WEAR STEM Challenge (WEAR)
The WEAR STEM Challenge is an engineering design challenge where NASA presents problems about wearable technologies to middle and high school students, seeking contributions to deepspace exploration missions. WEAR focuses on wearable technologies aiding crewmembers and others in tasks such as monitoring conditions, protecting organs and collecting data.
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