NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for Sept. 23, 2021

Check out the latest NASA opportunities for educators, students and families.

‌ ‌ ‌ Watch Astronauts Answer Students' Questions Tune in live to watch in-flight education downlinks between students on Earth and astronauts orbiting 250 miles above in space. Students will ask questions of NASA astronauts living and working on the International Space Station.   Upcoming Downlinks: Sept. 24: 11:20-11:40 a.m. EDT NYC-NJ Unite North Bergen, New Jersey Sept. 27: 12:10-12:30 p.m. EDT Iowa Space Grant Consortium Ames, Iowa Times are tentative, and sessions are virtual. Learn more about downlinks and how you can host your own by visiting the education downlinks webpage. NASA and LEGO Education Build To Launch Build To Launch continues this week with the project’s first training mission, “Operation Autopilot!” Dive into the world of autonomous vehicles like the Mars rovers, and meet Charlie Blackwell Thompson, NASA’s first female launch director. Then, accept your first mission and design your own autonomous vehicle. Click here to watch this week's episode. Go on a Virtual Field Trip With NASA NASA TechRise Virtual Field Trip Audience: Educators and Students in Grades 6-12, Parents and Caregivers Event Date: Sept. 24 from noon to 4 p.m. EDT Contact: support@futureengineers.org   Students and grades 6-12 classes are invited to take a virtual field trip with NASA TechRise. Register and RSVP to drop in anytime between noon and 4 p.m. EDT to see guest speakers, including NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman and Dr. Raven the Science Maven. Participants can take part in a moderated Q&A chat with NASA experts, view demonstrations of sample NASA TechRise experiment ideas and explore a virtual expo hall. Take a Virtual Field Trip With NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory Audience: All Educators Event Dates: Multiple Sessions Through December 2021 Contact: cxcpub@cfa.harvard.edu   Educators are invited to take their students on a virtual field trip with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. As NASA’s premier X-ray telescope, Chandra gives us a unique window for investigating hot regions of the universe, from black holes to exploding stars, colliding galaxies and more. Get a backstage pass to Chandra’s Operations Control Center, tour the Chandra spacecraft through virtual reality and take a virtual trip to some exploding stars in our own galaxy. Sessions are available through mid-December, but spots fill quickly. Click here to register. Take a Virtual Field Trip to NASA’s Deep Space Network Audience: All Educators, Students, Parents and Caregivers   A new 360-degree video lets you explore NASA’s massive 70-meter deep space communications antenna located in California. This antenna is part of an international network that links robotic explorers and distant space probes to researchers on Earth.   Enhance your virtual trip with these STEM resources: Deep Space Network Resources for Teachers and Students   Space Place DSN Uplink/Downlink Game   Video: Where in the World is the Deep Space Network? STEM Webinars for Educators, Parents and Caregivers Join the NASA STEM Engagement & Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for live educational webinars. Commercial Crew Program: Updates and STEM Resources Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. EDT NASA Advanced Air Mobility (in Spanish) Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. EDT Ozone and the Carbon Cycle Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. EDT For a full list of upcoming webinars, click here. ‘NASA STEM Stars’ — Launch America With Dana Hutcherson Audience: Students Ages 13+ Event Date: Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. EDT “NASA STEM Stars” is a webchat series that connects students with subject matter experts to learn about STEM careers and ask questions about STEM topics. Next week, meet Dana Hutcherson, NASA’s deputy program manager of the Commercial Crew Program at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. She’ll share her STEM journey and answer questions about launching astronauts to the International Space Station with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program partners.   Watch the live event and ask your questions about pursuing careers in STEM. Be Part of the Artemis Generation NASA's Artemis missions will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon. Today's students are the Artemis Generation.  Are you ready to join Artemis? BIG Idea Challenge Notice of Intent Due Sept. 24 NASA SUITS Design Challenge Letter of Intent Due Sept. 30 Human Exploration Rover Challenge Registration Deadline: Oct. 7 First Nations Launch Notice of Intent Due Oct. 22 Micro-g NExT Proposals Due Oct. 28 Explore More Ways To Join Artemis More NASA STEM Resources to Explore New Student Project: Code a Mars Rover Driving Game Audience: Educators and Students in Grades 6-12   Test your coding skills with a new project from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Use Python to code a game that simulates how NASA explores Mars using rovers. Your game will challenge players to drive a Mars rover from one location to another while avoiding hazards.   Click here for step-by-step instructions and information about roving on the Red Planet.  New Educator Guide: Hazards to Deep Space Astronauts Audience: Educators of Grades 6-8   When astronauts embark on missions to deep space, they’ll encounter hazards such as radiation, isolation and long-term exposure to microgravity. Use these extreme conditions to spark problem-solving with a new educator guide from the Next Gen STEM team. “Hazards to Deep Space Astronauts” features five standards-aligned activities to help students learn about the dangers astronauts face during spaceflight. Visit the site to download the guide and explore the activities. Opportunities With Our Partners Department of Energy: Opportunity in Energy Efficiency Analysis Open Until Filled Department of Education: Data Literacy Webinar Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. EDT Funding Opportunity: NOAA Environmental Literacy Program Deadline: Nov. 1 Want to subscribe to get this message delivered to your inbox each Thursday? Sign up for the NASA EXPRESS newsletter at https://www.nasa.gov/stem/express. Are you looking for NASA STEM materials to support your curriculum? Search hundreds of resources by subject, grade level, type and keyword at https://www.nasa.gov/education/materials/. Find NASA science resources for your classroom. NASA Wavelength is a digital collection of Earth and space science resources for educators of all levels — from elementary to college, to out-of-school programs. https://science.nasa.gov/learners/wavelength Check out the ‘Explore NASA Science’ website! Science starts with questions, leading to discoveries. Visit science.nasa.gov. To view the site in Spanish, visit ciencia.nasa.gov. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Visit NASA STEM Engagement on the Web:  NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement: https://stem.nasa.gov  NASA Kids’ Club: https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub

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