Early Career Faculty NASA Space Tech Research Opportunities

  • On March 28, 2012
WASHINGTON — NASA is seeking proposals from accredited U.S. universities on behalf of outstanding early career faculty beginning their independent careers. This inaugural Space Technology Research Opportunities for Early Career Faculty solicitation seeks to sponsor research in specific, high priority technology areas of interest to NASA.
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NASA to Seek Applicants for Next Astronaut Candidate Class

  • On October 12, 2011
In early November, NASA will seek applicants for its next class of astronaut candidates who will support long-duration missions to the International Space Station and future deep space exploration activities. A bachelor’s degree in engineering, science or mathematics and three years of relevant professional experience are required in order to be considered. Typically, successful applicants […]
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California Space Grant Students Highlighted for their Near Space Balloon Work

  • On September 13, 2011
Funded by the California Space Grant and led by UC San Diego professor John Kosmatka, the Near-Space Balloon Team at UC San Diego is planning to fly a helium-filled, zero-pressure balloon across the United States, propelled only by the capricious winds of the jet stream. If successful, this would be the first time a U.S. […]
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California Space Grant Professor Leads Boy Scouts in NASA Summer of Innovation

  • On August 23, 2011
California Space Grant Campus Director Dr. Jose J. Granda, a professor at Sacramento State, led Boy Scout groups at Camp Winton in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) related project. The project involved designing and programming robots and was supported by a mini-grant from the NASA Summer of Innovation, an initiative with the goal […]
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ESMD Space Grant Senior Design Project

  • On August 9, 2011
California colleges and universities have the opportunity to apply for NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) funds to support a senior design project for the 2011-2012 Academic Year.
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