The California Space Grant Consortium has selected the following students for the 2011-2012 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, which engages the future STEM* Workforce in science and aerospace related research projects. Read the rest of this entry »

On Friday, May 4, 2012 the 2012 Jim Arnold lecture featuring Planetary Scientist Ralph Harvey, Ph.D. of the Department of Geological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University will take place. He will be speaking on “Antarctic Meteorites: Sifting the Sands of the Solar System”.

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NCAS is an interactive, online learning experience where students complete Web-based lessons during the summer and travel to NASA for a three-day experience in late fall where they work with NASA engineers and scientists developing a proposal for a fictitious Martian rover. Read the rest of this entry »

We are pleased to announce the 2012 Exploration Space Grant Faculty Workshop to be held July 19 & 20 at Kennedy Space Center.

The workshop will cover the newly developed and tested senior design course “Hybrid Rocket Experiment Station for Capstone Design” as well as the NASA Systems Engineering Process, senior design projects, and incorporating the NASA Systems Engineering Process into senior design projects. Read the rest of this entry »

HOUSTON — NASA is offering college and university students a chance to help design a deep space habitat. The Exploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge is accepting applications for the 2013 challenge, inviting students to design, manufacture, assemble and test systems for use on NASA’s deep space habitat prototype. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

Professor James R. Arnold, former Director of the California Space Institute and founding Principal Investigator for the California Space Grant Consortium, passed away Friday, January 6, 2012 at the age of 88. Read the rest of this entry »

The Girls Summer Engineering Experience (GIRLS SEE) is a five-day residential camp for female high school students aimed at increasing the number of female applicants into the different disciplines of engineering and to increase the retention of the current female engineering students. Read the rest of this entry »

Fresno State campus director Dr. Ram Nunna (Interim Dean of the Lyles College of Engineering at Fresno State) provided support for a team of students that flew on a microgravity flight at Johnson Space Center this summer.

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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 have significant qualifications in engineering or science, or extensive experience in flying high-performance jet aircraft.

After applicant interviews and evaluations, NASA expects to announce the final selections in 2013 and training begins that August.

For more information click here. Additional information about the Astronaut Candidate Program is available by calling the Astronaut Selection Office at (281) 483-5907.