NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is scheduled to launch on Oct. 16th. The mission will be the first ever to study the Jupiter Trojan #asteroids. The #Lucy mission promises to revolutionize our knowledge of planetary origins and the formation of the solar system, including #Earth!

#NASA and #SpaceX plan to launch Crew-3 astronauts to the International Space Station (#ISS) on October 31st. Crew-3 will be the third crew rotation mission with astronauts on an American rocket and #spacecraft from the United States to the space station!

Teams of middle school students (grades 6-8) are invited to compete in our Lunar Habitat Design Competition. The New Worlds Await You (NWAY) program wants you to design a habitat in a lunar lava tube! Register by Feb 14, 2022. youtu.be/uMdfv55d-fw wexfoundation.org/nway/

Join us this Saturday, April 2nd at 10AM for the #FiestaDeLosNinos event, in person! This event is hosted by @TechPortSanAntonio in collaboration with the @SAMSAT to bring an awesome array of STEM activities for anyone to come and enjoy! See you there! #STEM #fiesta #SanAntonio

Let's win 100K from Ancira! Nominate WEX Foundation in the "Small" Category anciragivesback.com Please feel free to share this link with all of your friends and family March 27 – April 24 : Nominations May 1 – May 31 : Voting! #nonprofit #WEXFoudation #anciragiveback

Calling all STEM Professionals! The New Worlds Await you program needs YOU to work with middle school students who have been working hard on a Lunar habitat design project. Please register as a competition Judge. Details at: wexfoundation.org/nway/design-co… #wexfoundation #Stem

WE NEED YOU! STEM Professionals, NWAY has extended the registration deadline for our Lunar Competition to Friday, April 22nd. Apply now! Apply Here: surveymonkey.com/r/HYKDRLS More Information Here: wexfoundation.org/nway/design-co… Mentors/Judges Page: wexfoundation.org/.../des.../for… #STEM #SPACE

New Worlds Await You is proud to announce the 8 teams who have advanced to the Final Round of Competition. These creative middle school students and their teachers will compete on May 14th. Rhema En Cara School @EdgewoodJr/SrHighSchool Brambleton Middle Astra Nova School Storm Grove

The 8 finalists of the New Worlds Await You Lunar Habitat Design Competition presented their final products to their judges, listened to our guest speaker Ginger Barnes, and won awards! Congratulations to the winning schools: Rhema En Cara School Brambleton Middle Astra Nova School #STEM

Congratulations to the 2024-2025 NWAY Leaders for completing the New Worlds Await You - New Generation Curriculum training days. Thank you to the leaders at UT San Antonio , UT Permian Basin , and ENMU for supporting these students as they train the next generation of space explorers. #NASA #STEM

During the BigGive, all donations to keep our tuition-free Space-STEM programs are matched! It ends today at 6pm. Donate here: thebiggivesa.org/organizations/…

The new LCATS Year 1 Cohort is now accepting applications! LCATS engages motivated middle/high school students who assist aerospace professionals in solving real-world space exploration challenges through mission operations, technology development, and habitability. Apply now

Apply now to be a MENTOR for the 2024 NWAY program! Information below. #NASA #mentorshipprogram #OpenCalls #STEM #spaceexploration #spacestem #stemeducation #mentorship #STEMmentorship NASA Elon Musk

3..2..1...Liftoff! LCATS students will spend this year designing/developing solutions for lunar robotics, lunar site preparation, lunar lava tube exploration and mapping, and beneficial sensors for keeping humans alive in the harsh lunar environment NASA Elon Musk #SPACESTEM

Our New Worlds Await You Leaders (Pre-Service Teachers) had a special opportunity last month to meet inspiring Astronaut Jose Hernandez (Jose Hernandez)! What an amazing opportunity for our Space-STEM Educators to hear from industry professionals. Thank you to UT Permian Basin for hosting!

While attending the NASA PI Meeting for our TEAM-II Full Award, our program managers explored the beautiful Griffin Museum of Science and Industry as part of the ASTC Conference tour. #NASAPIMeet #ASTC #ASTC2024 #NASA #GRIFFINMSI #CHICAGO2024 @griffinmuseum NASA's Kennedy Space Center NASA

Applications for STEM Mentors are now open! Apply by March 17th at the QR code below. Be a part of a NASA program and making student change!