NASA Texas Space Grant

Help NASA prepare for long-term missions in space! The Build the Moon Challenge invites middle and high school students to design and test innovative solutions for building structures using lunar resources. This hands-on STEM competition connects young engineers to real aerospace research and engineering practices.

TSGC is proud to provide support for Texas teams. Space Grant funding applications are due August 16.

Learn more or register for the Fall 2026 Challenge below ⬇

Join NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center's Career Technical Education Day for an interactive virtual event highlighting career pathways in aviation maintenance, welding, engineering technology, manufacturing, and other skilled technical professions.

Hear directly from NASA professionals as they share their career journeys, what their work looks like day-to-day, and how students can pursue technical careers at NASA.

Register at the link below ⬇

Calling all rural educators! Join NASA’s monthly webinar series for networking, professional development, and free classroom resources.

This month, hear from NASA Night Sky Network educators Kat Troche and Vivian White to learn how amateur astronomy clubs can help bring space exploration to your students through hands-on activities, telescope viewing events, and NASA-inspired learning opportunities.

Check out the link in the comments to register 🔗

Check out the next 3D Thursday webinar below!

Save the date for the next 3D Thursday webinar! 📅

Rural U.S. educators are invited to learn about NASA’s Night Sky Network & how you can bring the wonders of space to your students. 🌌🔭

Webinar Date: July 30, at 8 p.m. EDT

There's one week left to apply to the Texas Space Grant STEM Ambassador Program!

Are you ready to represent a NASA-supported program, build your leadership skills, and inspire the next generation of STEM students?

The Texas Space Grant STEM Ambassador Program is looking for passionate college students across Texas to join our 2026–2027 cohort!

From outreach events to social media storytelling, this is your chance to make an impact while gaining valuable experience.

Applications are due July 1. Apply now at the link in the comments!

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!