NASA student support for space projects in Florida universities
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NASA Florida Space Grant retweeted
May 6
Want a chance to earn cash prizes up to $25,000? Follow the link and submit your idea for the Space Ideation Contest! bit.ly/3PKWP1V #BusinessKnights #ChargeOn
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GES 2026 is a virtual conference bringing together leading minds in space & STEM education to share practical tools, real-world strategies, & forward-thinking approaches to be implemented in the classroom.
*June 25-26, 2026
*Registration closes on 6/23/26
sites.grenadine.co/sites/amf…
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Virtual Career
Connection:
Exploring Skilled
Trades at NASA's
Langley Research
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Registration Deadline:
Tuesday, April 21
Virtual Panel
Career Connections
Wednesday, April 29, at 1 p.m. EDT
Contact: hq-virtual-engagements@mail.nasa.gov
Register:
stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/cours…
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NASA Florida Space Grant retweeted
Apr 14
NASA Force will begin accepting its first round of applications April 17, bringing early- to mid-career engineers, technologists and innovators into mission-critical roles at the forefront of a new golden age of exploration. Apply starting April 17: nasa.gov/careers/nasaforce
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UF scientists successfully grow plants in moon soil from Apollo 11 wcjb.com/2026/03/31/uf-scien…
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Artemis II to the Moon: Launch to Splashdown (NASA Mission Animation) youtube.com/watch?v=Ke6XX8FH…
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Inaugural Hawking Center seminar - Advancing Stephen Hawkins Vision: Opening Space for all (Dr. Phil Metzger, Florida Space Institute)
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🚀 We’re excited to share that Dr. Chrispy Petersen will be live on WFTV Channel 9 Orlando, today between 4-7pm EDT, as the world prepares for Artemis II—a 10 day lunar fly by and NASA’s first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years. @UFAstraeus @UFWertheim
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The Moon to Mars eXploration Systems and Habitation (M2M X-Hab) 2027 Academic Innovation Challenge is a university-level challenge designed to develop strategic partnerships and collaborations with universities. @NASA_SpaceGrant
For more information:
spacegrant.org/programs/xhab…
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NASA Florida Space Grant retweeted
Feb 24
Happy to be here at the Beyond Earth Symposium in DC. My @UCF @UCFBusiness colleague @GregWAutry is on the stage with other space leaders talking about priorities of lunar exploration.
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Earth Cup Race-1 Challenge
This competition represents the inaugural phase of a long-term space challenge/program focused on developing the technical readiness and workforce capabilities required to deploy sunshade systems at the Earth–Sun L1 point. earthcup.space/space-races
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NASA ORBIT (Opportunities in Research, Business, Innovation, and Technology for the Workforce)—a brand new national challenge inviting university and community college students to solve tomorrow's challenges in space and on Earth. nasaorbit.org/
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The Space Dynamics Laboratory, announces the Mission Concept 2026 competition for US universities to participate in a summer program to design missions. The program focuses on student education and to help sustain university research on small satellites
universitynanosat.org/solici…
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The NASA Office of STEM Engagement is offering a series of inspirational virtual connections for high school, career technical/trade education, & college/university students.
Register with the links provided in the flier OR contact david.e.alexander@nasa.gov before Tuesday, 1/27
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Student-led Space Technology Conference will be hosted on February 28th.
The event brings together student teams in rocketry, lunar robotics, satellites, and hypersonics from across the country.
To register go to:
ssta.club/conference
@ssta_utk #ssta
#nasa
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NASA is proud to celebrate Career Technical Education (CTE) Month!
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31 Dec 2025
NASA wants to hear yourgroundbreaking ideas.
The NASA ORBIT Challenge invites university and community college students nationwide to work with real NASA intellectual property and mission challenges.
Apply here:
nasaorbit.org/
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12 Dec 2025
AFOSR is sponsoring a paid full time summer 10 week internship for the student to work with USAFA faculty and cadets in Colorado Springs for the summer of 2026.
Deadline to apply is Jan 10.
You can find the topic and application details in this link:
afrlscholars.usra.edu/studen…
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7 Oct 2025
The Dr. Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund for the Advancement of Space Science Education offers Student Travel Grants. The Travel Grants are awarded to students pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in aerospace-related sciences or engineering fields.
soffenfund.org/
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29 Sep 2025
The American Astronautical Society (AAS) and the Naval Research Lab invite you to take on the 2026 CanSat Competition: a global challenge where student teams design, build, & launch a space-type system from the ground up
Applications by November 3, 2025
cansatcompetition.com/
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