Sponsored by NASA, EarthKAM is an educational outreach program allowing middle school students to take pictures of Earth from a digital camera on board the ISS.
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25 Mar 2025
Our 91st mission has begun! Don't miss your opportunity to view Earth's incredible features this week with EarthKAM! Any school, homeschool, or youth organization can sign up to participate for free at earthkam.org.
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21 Mar 2025
Codewords have been sent out for Mission 91! Start requesting your very own Earth images from the ISS now!
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5 Mar 2025
Several amazing images were taken this past mission, like this one of the Albemarle-Pamlico Region in North Carolina, the second largest estuary in the U.S.. With EarthKAM, students get a unique birds-eye view to explore critical ecosystems like this from space!
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10 Feb 2025
We're seeing fantastic images during this EarthKAM mission! The mission continues through Monday, Feb 10th, so keep sending your requests in!
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5 Feb 2025
Mission week is finally here! If you haven't already, sign up for an EarthKAM account and participate this week! Your students can request incredible Earth images like this one of the Gulf of Khambhat in India.
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30 Jan 2025
Mission 90 is coming up soon, sign up now at earthkam.org! Our schedule was altered slightly and the new dates will be February 5th-10th. We can't wait to see all the great imagery that schools will capture this mission!
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15 Jan 2025
We're excited to announce our first mission of the new year! Sign up now to participate in EarthKAM's 90th mission which starts on February 4th! Any school, homeschool or youth organization can participate for FREE, visit earthkam.org to learn more.
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1 Nov 2024
This has been a great mission week so far! Requests are closed, but stay tuned to see all the pictures taken this week at earthkam.org!
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31 Oct 2024
BOO! Even Earth dressed up for Halloween this year! Lake Wells in Australia is a salt lake, giving it its bright white features and spooky shape! You can view other Mission 89 images now at earthkam.org/ek-images
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29 Oct 2024
And just like that EarthKAM has started another mission! The images are looking spectacular thanks to our new @NikonUSA D5 camera! Sign up now at earthkam.org to request pictures of your own!
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15 Oct 2024
EarthKAM's 88th mission has come to an end, but don't worry, Mission 89 is just around the corner! Stay tuned!
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14 Oct 2024
Today is the last day to request images for Mission 88! Sign up now at earthkam.org!
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10 Oct 2024
We're two days into our mission and still have many more to go! Educators can sign up for the mission at any point this week or weekend and still participate (for free!). Go to earthkam.org to learn more!
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9 Oct 2024
Is this Mars?? Nope! EarthKAM had a mishap during setup and is pointed at the Node 2 window. Crew members will have an opportunity to re-align it during our lens swap activity on Friday, so stay tuned! Sign up for the mission now at earthkam.org!
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4 Oct 2024
Codewords have been sent out for Mission 88! AND our mission has been extended through Oct 14th! If you haven't already, sign up now at earthkam.org. Happy requesting!
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24 Sep 2024
Great news, Mission 88 is back on! EarthKAM's new @NikonUSA D5 camera will be taking your photo requests Oct 9-11! We're also happy to announce a heads up for the following mission which is expected Oct 29-Nov 1. Sign up for Mission 88 now at earthkam.org.
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11 Sep 2024
As we start to enter the fall season and reminisce of summer, check out this image taken during our last mission that captured the beach of Rockingham, Western Australia! You can see more beach-themed images in our gallery at earthkam.org/ek-images
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15 Aug 2024
Did you know that EarthKAM is an interactive exhibit that you can visit at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL? Our team is here at the Science on Orbit exhibit during mission weeks! We're here this week for testing of the new camera for our next mission!
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