NASA Texas Space Grant is proud to announce our inaugural class of NASA Texas Space Grant Ambassadors. These exceptional students will represent their universities and help promote TSGC’s mission in their local communities.
Anahid Vicente, Texas Christian University
Alyssa Castro, Tarleton State University
Avery Abramson, Texas A&M University
Kailyn Bagtas, The University of Texas at Austin
Lorali Bookout, Texas State University
Saida Nazim, University of Houston Clear Lake
Sujay Sahoo, The University of Texas at Austin
Zoe Jean Savage, Texas State University
In the following months, our newsletters will also feature an Ambassador Highlight where the TSGC community can get to know them.
Fellows & Scholars Program Applications Closing Soon
NASA Texas Space Grant’s Fellows & Scholars program is now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 academic year!
All graduate and undergraduate students at TSGC academic institutions are eligible to apply. These scholarships are intended to recognize high-quality students and encourage their consideration of pursuing science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and education fields which will ultimately lead to careers in STEM related fields.
Applications for the Fellows & Scholars program are due October 31st.
Escape from Phobos with Space Teams University
Design a vision-based navigation and control system to maneuver your spacecraft and escape from a debris field created by a meteorite impact explosion on Phobos, a moon of Mars. Use camera and radar data, predict debris motion, design real-time avoidance maneuvers, and make your way to an Earth-return vehicle
Escape from Phobos launches October 16.
Develop a Satellite and Launch it with CanSat
The American Astronautical Society is happy to announce that registration for their CanSat Competition is now open! This annual competition asks teams to develop a compact satellite (CanSat) to attach to a rocket payload airframe and successfully conduct a mission during launch.
Applications close November 1.
Join the World’s Largest Hackathon with NASA Space Apps Challenge
Discovery awaits at the 2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge: The Next Frontier! Join NASA and a community of technologists and space science enthusiasts for the world’s largest annual hackathon on Nov. 14-15. Participants use NASA and space agency partners’ open data to address the most pressing challenges scientists face in Earth and space exploration. This opportunity is for all age and skill levels.
Click the button below to learn more about the 14 different categories Space Apps has this year.
Applications close on November 15.
Texas Space Grant Launches First Student Symposium
Texas students are invited to present their work at Texas Space Grant’s first Student Symposium in conjunction with the Fall Design Challenge Showcase. This student symposium is a new opportunity for students to share research, connect with professionals, and gain valuable presentation experience.
Student participants will have the opportunity to present research and compete for one of two $500 scholarships in the following categories:
- Engineering, Technology & Space Systems
- Human Health, Biology & Human Factors
- Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Planetary Science & Exploration
- Earth Science, Geophysics & Remote Sensing
- Computational, Data & Interdisciplinary STEM (including AI, machine learning, and modeling)
Applications for the Student Symposium close on November 1.
THIS MONTH IN SPACE
OCT 1, 1957
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NASA!
NASA officially opens its doors, ushering in a new era of American space exploration.
OCT 4, 2024
CLIPPER SETS SAIL
NASA’s Europa Clipper mission launches! The Europa Clipper will conduct an Earth gravity assist on December 3 before heading to its final destination: Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.
OCT 14, 2024
CLIPPER SETS SAIL
NASA’s Europa Clipper mission launches! The Europa Clipper will conduct a Earth gravity assist on December 3 before heading to its final destination: Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.
OCT 15, 1997
A NEW EYE ON THE UNIVERSE
NASA’s Cassini-Huygens spacecraft launches for its seven-year journey to Saturn. This mission would go on to transform our understanding of the planet, its rings, and its moons.
OCT 30, 1968
HOUSTON, WE HAVE AN ANNIVERSARY
Apollo 7 successfully returns to Earth, this accomplishment would mark the Apollo spacecraft as ready for lunar missions and Moon landings.