NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for May 22, 2025

Check out NASA's latest STEM opportunities and resources.

NASA STEM Engagement Celebrate National Paper Airplane Day Monday, May 26, is National Paper Airplane Day! Celebrate this high-flying holiday with a paper airplane challenge. Can your design fly 100 feet? Explore geometry and its relation to aircraft design with the Shape Your Flight activity. Print, color, and follow along with video instructions to make a paper airplane and learn about NASA airplanes. Be experimental and try the Ring Wing Glider. Make your own paper airplane version of the X-59 Quesst supersonic aircraft. Visit the NASA STEM Search for more flight and aeronautics activities. Tune In for Live Q&As From Space Don't miss two upcoming chances to see current International Space Station resident NASA astronaut Anne McClain answer questions from students. Click the dates below to tune in live and learn about what life is like on the International Space Station. Friday, May 23, at 11 a.m. EDT Vermilion High School Vermilion, Ohio Tuesday, May 27, at 1:25 p.m. EDT Mobius Discovery Center Spokane, Washington Times are tentative, and sessions are virtual. Visit the In-Flight STEM Downlinks website for additional information and to learn how your school, community college, university, or organization can host a downlink. Higher Education Opportunities Webinar Series: NASA Aeronautics 101 Next Event Date: Wednesday, May 28, at 6 p.m. EDT Contact: dave.e.berger@nasa.gov   Join NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate for a monthly virtual event about aeronautics research taking place at NASA. Attendees will get the latest updates on NASA aeronautics missions, explore career pathways to NASA, and discover student aeronautics opportunities. A Q&A session will follow the presentation.   This event is intended for students attending community colleges, trade and technical schools, and universities – but all are welcome to attend.   Webinars take place on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Click here to find login information for the event. NASA Advanced Air Vehicles Program (AAVP) Fellowship Opportunities Application Deadline: Wednesday, June 11, at 5 p.m. EDT Contact: grc-aavp-fellowships@mail.nasa.gov   NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate is seeking proposals from accredited U.S. institutions for research training grants to begin the academic year. This opportunity is designed to support independently conceived research projects by highly qualified graduate students in disciplines needed to help advance NASA’s mission, thus affording these students the opportunity to directly contribute to advancements in STEM-related areas of study. AAVP fellowship opportunities are focused on innovation and the generation of measurable research results that contribute to NASA’s current and future science and technology goals.   Click here to see full solicitation details and FAQs, and watch a recorded pre-proposal information session. Last Call: Space Apps Challenge Local Leads The NASA Space Apps Challenge is searching for local leads for this year’s hackathon taking place Oct. 4-5. Local leads work alongside the NASA Space Apps global organizing team to organize the hackathon in their own city or town. This includes planning a virtual or in-person local event, supporting local participants, and coordinating local collaborators, judges, and community members. Applications are due Sunday, June 1.   Click here for more information. Partner Opportunities Research Experiences for Undergraduates at Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences Application Deadline: Saturday, May 31 Growing Beyond Earth: 2025 Program Information Session Event Date: Wednesday, June 11, at 5 p.m. EDT FBI Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit Opportunity Applications Accepted on a Rolling Basis 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/learning-resources/nasa-express. Are you looking for NASA STEM materials? Search hundreds of resources at https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/search. Check out the ‘Science for Everyone’ website! Science starts with questions, leading to discoveries. Visit https://science.nasa.gov/for-everyone. To view the site in Spanish, visit https://ciencia.nasa.gov. Are you looking for more NASA prizes, challenges, and crowdsourcing opportunities? Visit https://www.nasa.gov/get-involved/ to find ways to contribute to NASA’s work. Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email NASA Office of STEM Engagement We are engaging students in NASA’s exciting missions, broad range of careers, and unique opportunities. Visit stem.nasa.gov  Follow NASA STEM The National Aeronautics and Space Administration As explorers, pioneers, and innovators, we boldly expand frontiers in air and space to inspire and serve America and to benefit the quality of life on Earth. Visit nasa.gov Follow NASA

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