NASA Texas Space Grant

Are you curious about the exciting technical career pathways shaping the future of aviation? Join NASA on June 11th for a virtual event to connect directly with the aircraft mechanics and technicians supporting NASA’s flight programs.

RSVP by June 2nd: http://bit.ly/4uSVJQM

Big ideas. Bold designs. Meaningful conversations.

Last week, students from across the state of Texas proudly shared their projects and models during the Spring Design Challenge Showcase with their fellow peers and NASA researchers.

NASA Texas Space Grant congratulates these student teams for their incredible work this semester - and we're excited to see what they bring in the Fall!

Applications for the Fall 2026 Design Challenge program opens this August 🚀

📸 The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics

Design Challenge is live! Join us on YouTube to watch the 20 incredible Texas student teams as they compete for the Top Design Team awards.

Spring 2026 Design Challenge Showcase Livestream Join NASA Texas Space Grant to see the Spring 2026 Design Challenge program. TSGC's Design Challenge Program is a unique workforce development experience off...

Revealing our guest speaker for the Spring 2026 Design Challenge: NASA's Heidi Parris!

Heidi Parris is an Exploration Mission Planner in NASA's Strategy and Architecture Office where she performs cross cutting analysis and supports integrated architecture development to enable future human exploration missions.

Check out our Spring Design Challenge teams here: https://ig.utexas.edu/texas-space-grant/2026/spring-2026-teams/

What a week had in Texas 🤠

🏕 Adventures at the Capitol Area Council Stemboree with space artifacts from NASA Johnson Space Center

🌌 Learned about our cosmic history at Environmental Science Institute Hot Science Cool Talks and made comet crafts with attendees

👩‍🚀 Spoke to students at River Place Elementary's STEM Night about the Artemis II launch

🚀 Hosted and watched the historical Artemis II launch with TSGC and University of Texas Institute for Geophysics researchers

📸 Supervised the delivery of our outreach gear back home to Houston (but not before a pic in JSC's iconic EVA Space Suit)

The trail is calling and Astronaut Alessandra is saddling up for her next adventure on her tour - now to Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium!

Astronaut Alessandra says HOWDY from the UT Tower!🤘

Astronaut Alessandra just landed in Austin after her week in North Dakota Space Grant Consortium as part of her national Space Grant Tour.

Follow along this week as she checks out Texas Space Grant by coming with us to community events, meeting new people, and watching the Artemis II launch with us! 🚀

Community College Technical Education Meets Space Innovation!

NASA recognizes the vital role community colleges play in providing accessible and affordable education, workforce training, and pathways to successful careers that drive our nation's economy and fuel breakthrough innovation.

Join NASA's Virtual Career Connection to engage with a NASA apprentice who will discuss the valuable role community colleges can play in becoming a trade professional in aerospace and space exploration. Discover how community college education can be your gateway to exciting opportunities in aerospace

Register by March 31.

bit.ly/3NLSE5c

A big congratulations to the The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University finalist teams!

We wish you good luck as you prepare for the finalist showcase in June 🚀

NASA selected 14 university finalists in the 2026 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition. In this challenge, students design innovative concepts to further human life and work on the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Meet the finalists: https://go.nasa.gov/4rNRjZw

Join NASA's Virtual Career Connection to engage with an
apprentice who will discuss the valuable role community colleges
can play in becoming a trade professional in aerospace and
space exploration. Discover how community college education
can be your gateway to exciting opportunities in aerospace.

Deadline to register is March 31.

Register here: bit.ly/4ul1OpL

STEM Girl Day was a blast! 🚀

Participants were able to see and learn about the history of space exploration and how they contributed to the Artemis program with artifacts from NASA's Johnson Space Center 👩‍🚀

We want to thank Women in STEM at The University of Texas at Austin for an amazing day full of learning opportunities for the next generation of great minds, innovators, and future STEM leaders. 🛰

This STEM Day would not have happened without the incredible support of our UT Austin and Austin Community College volunteers. Thank you for helping us spark curiosity and fuel imaginations 🌠

We'll see you again next year! ✨️