The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Exolaunch GmbH (Exolaunch) have signed an agreement to provide free of charge launch opportunities to space for Cube Satellites (CubeSats). […]
STEM
NASA Wallops signs Space Act Agreement to support STEM outreach
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility has reaffirmed a 25-year relationship with the Virginia Space Flight Academy (VASFA) through the signing of a new Space Act Agreement. This formal partnership provides outreach […]
Australia’s ELO2 consortium’s first prototype Moon rover for NASA’s Artemis mission
The autonomous robotic technology company, the ELO2 consortium, has unveiled a prototype of what may become Australia’s first lunar rover. The consortium is working on the project under the Australian Space […]
Inspiring the nexgen of space innovators — the ELO2 Little Dipper Challenge
Starting STEM education as early as possible is the idea behind the new challenge from ELO2, the consortium behind Australia’s first lunar rover. Drawing on consortium member One Giant Leap, […]
NASA awards million$ in STEM research grants
NASA announced the recipients of the agency’s annual STEM grants, providing nearly $4 million in total funding, to support scientific and technical research that aligns with the agency’s strategic research […]
Canada’s Space Agency selects Canadian student teams who build and launch their own small satellites
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded nine grants representing $3.15 million under the CubeSats Initiative in Canada for STEM (CUBICS) to Canadian post-secondary institutions to advance space science and technology while training the […]
NASA names the winners of the 2023 Student Rocket Launch Competition
NASA has announced that the University of Alabama in Huntsville is the overall winner of the agency’s 2023 Student Launch challenge. More than 800 students from across the U.S. and […]
Students successfully conclude the Baseline Design Review of their CubeSats
Last April, students from six CubeSats Teams successfully concluded the Baseline Design Review of their CubeSats as part of ESA Academy‘s new Fly Your Satellite! (FYS!) Design Booster Program — […]
‘Your Place in Space’ challenge launched by the U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education has announced the launch of the Your Place in Space Challenge — this is the first challenge in the CTE Momentum series, an annual challenge […]
TMC Technologies awarded West Virginia University contract to establish the Small Satellite Center of Excellence
West Virginia University Research Corporation has awarded TMC Technologies (TMC) a contract to be the private partner in creating and operating the West Virginia (WV) Small Satellite Center of Excellence […]