NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for Nov. 17, 2022

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

‌ ‌ ‌ Artemis I Mission Heads to the Moon NASA's Artemis I mission launched earlier this week and the Orion capsule is heading to the Moon. Click here to track the spacecraft. Follow the Artemis blog for the latest mission updates. Visit the Join Artemis website to find hands-on activities for kids and families, lesson plans for teachers, videos and storybooks for students, and more. Sign up for NASA’s Artemis I STEM Learning Pathway to receive weekly newsletters throughout the mission filled with STEM resources and ready-to-use content. Each week’s resources can be used individually or in combination to create a lesson plan tied to the learning series’ weekly theme. Make a STEM Connection: CAPSTONE As Orion embarks on its journey to the Moon for the Artemis I mission, another spacecraft is already blazing a new path for future lunar missions. On Nov. 13, CAPSTONE – a microwave oven-sized spacecraft that weighs just 55 pounds – became the first CubeSat to fly to and operate at the Moon. CAPSTONE’s mission is to test a unique lunar orbit for Gateway, a planned Moon-orbiting outpost that will support visiting astronauts through NASA’s Artemis program. CAPSTONE will gather data about this crown-shaped trajectory known as a near-rectilinear halo orbit for at least six months, demonstrating how the orbit can support future space exploration.   Take the following steps to celebrate this important milestone on the journey to landing the first woman and person of color on the Moon: Follow the spacecraft’s journey live using NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System interactive real-time 3D data visualization. Share this video about CAPSTONE’s mission. Learn about CAPSTONE’s unique orbit.   Discover more about NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate and technologies being developed for NASA’s Artemis missions by sharing the interactive graphic novel First Woman with your students.  Professional Development Opportunities for K-12 and Informal Educators Join the NASA STEM Engagement & Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for educator professional development webinars. Attendees earn a certificate that can be submitted for professional development hours. More Than STEM: Context for Content Nov. 28 at 6 p.m. EST NASA's DART Mission Makes an Impact Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. EST Spark Interest With STEMonstrations Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. EST For a full list of upcoming webinars, click here. Virtual Classroom Connection: Studying Earth’s Water Audience: Middle school educators and students Event Date: Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. EST   The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission will be NASA’s first global survey of Earth's surface water. The satellite will observe the fine details of the ocean’s surface topography and measure how water bodies on Earth change over time.   Educators are invited to apply through NASA CONNECTS for the opportunity to engage with a NASA engineer to learn more about this exciting mission and how it will improve our understanding of the world's oceans and its terrestrial surface waters.   Learn more about this event and find more exciting new resources in NASA CONNECTS. Not a member of NASA’s online community of practice for educators? Click here to join CONNECTS and stay up to date on the latest NASA resources, collaborate with educators, and gain access to exclusive events. Opportunities to Get Involved NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars Program – Mission 1: Discover Audience: Community college students Application Deadline: Dec. 9 Contact: JSC-NCAS@mail.nasa.gov   NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) aims to build a diverse future STEM workforce by engaging two-year degree-seeking students in authentic learning experiences. Applications for “Mission 1: Discover” are open now. Participants will take part in a five-week self-paced online course introducing scholars to NASA missions and research. NCAS is open to community college students who are U.S. citizens. Student Suborbital Flight Opportunity – Cubes in Space Audience: Middle and high school educators (formal, informal, home-school) and students ages 11-18 Registration Deadline: Feb. 3, 2023 Contact: info@cubesinspace.com   NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility and Langley Research Center, idoodlEDU Inc., and SSAI Inc., are offering a free STEAM education program. Cubes in Space lets students design and compete to launch small experiments into space or near space. Selected experiments will be launched via a sounding rocket from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia in June 2023, or from a high-altitude scientific balloon in New Mexico by NASA’s Balloon Program Office in late August 2023. Opportunities With Our Partners NOAA Environmental Data Webinars: NEDTalks Next Event: Nov. 21 at 3 p.m. EST Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award Nomination Deadline: Dec. 9 Art x Climate: A Project of the Fifth National Climate Assessment Entry Deadline: Jan. 27, 2023 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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