CSR Education and Outreach

Yes, chef!👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

The Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table is inviting chefs, innovators, higher-education students & citizen scientists worldwide to design a complete, Earth-independent food system for long-duration space missions.

Register by July 31. Challenge link in comments below. ⬇️

Join us on May 12 at 2 p.m. ET for a virtual Q&A event about the exciting ways NASA is using AI.💻🌌

NASA expert Martin Garcia will answer questions & explain how AI is helping us push the boundaries of exploration & our understanding of the cosmos.

Link in comments below. ⬇️

Building future scientists, engineers, and innovators one experience at a time! 🚀 Proud to celebrate STEM Day at Redbud Elementary with hands-on activities, STEM exploration, and amazing young minds!

Congratulations to 2024 SEES Alumna Aya Elamrani-Zerifi on being awarded the 2026 Roger W. Kahn Scholarship! Aya received a $10,000 scholarship to support her pursuit of an engineering degree and will attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology this fall. Wishing her continued success in this exciting next chapter!! 👏 ✨

Is it always dark in space? Is there a special toolbox on the International Space Station? How do you eat food in space?

Tune in Friday, May 8 at 11 a.m. ET to see current space station resident NASA astronaut Chris Williams answer these questions & more from students in Florida.

📺https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0KHcNXFkWE

🚀 Huge congratulations to our LiftOff Alumni Amy Astra!

Receiving the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award is a testament to her passion, innovation, and impact in STEM education. From inspiring students through space-focused learning to her work with Blue Origin, Aymette is truly turning dreams into reality.

We’re so proud to have her in our LiftOff community 💫

We proudly congratulate Aymette Medina Amy Astra on receiving the prestigious Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award!

This recognition honors educators who push the boundaries of technology to transform learning. As the ISS Mimic Education Coordinator and a Blue Origin NS-32 astronaut, she continues to inspire students and educators around the world by bridging space exploration with meaningful classroom experiences.

Through her leadership, innovation, and passion, Ayme is helping shape the future of STEM education turning curiosity into action and dreams into real-world impact.

Attention SEES 2026 Applicants! 📧
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