Volunteers Needed: Help TSGC at STEM Girl Day at UT Austin
NASA TSGC is looking for volunteers to help us facilitate our Artemis II-related activity at the STEM Girl Day at UT Austin event on February 28.
To learn more about being a volunteer, check out our social media postings.
Virtual Career Connection: Welding Excellence in Space Exploration
Join NASA for a virtual event celebrating Career and Technical Education month by exploring the skilled trade jobs at NASA that are helping to shape the future of transportation, technology, and exploration.
This virtual event will feature a current NASA welder who creates critical joints and structures for NASA’s upcoming missions.
Registration for this event closes on Thursday, February 10th.
Summer 2026 NASA Internship Applications Due
NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) paid internships allow college-level students to contribute to the agency’s mission to advance science, technology, aeronautics, and space exploration.
Applications for Summer 2026 internships close on February 27.
NASA SEES High School Internship Applications Now Open
The SEES Summer Intern Program is a nationally competitive STEM experience for high school students hosted by the University of Texas Center for Space Research. Interns collaborate with NASA, academic, and industry experts using mission data across disciplines such as aerospace, astronomy, planetary science, remote sensing, microgravity research, and space geodetic techniques. Interns take part in mission-based projects and strengthen teamwork, communication, and professional skills critical to the nation’s future science and engineering workforce.
Applications close on February 22.
Student Spaceflight Experiments Program Opens Applications
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education announces Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 22 to the International Space Station. This opportunity gives students across your institution the ability to design and propose microgravity experiments to fly in low-Earth orbit on the International Space Station (ISS). Experiments are designed to real world engineering and technology constraints imposed by the flight certified mini-lab that must be used, and the nature of flight operations to and from Low Earth Orbit.
Interested schools must inquire by no later than March 15.
Welcome Design Challenge Teams!
NASA Texas Space Grant is happy to announce the official Spring 2026 Design Challenge Teams!
TSGC would like to congratulate the following teams and academic institutions – we can’t wait to see what these bright researchers will do this semester.
Pioneer 39 – Houston Community College
S.J.F.C – San Jacinto Flight Crew – San Jacinto College
RELLIS LTV – Tarleton State University
12th Man BioFrontier – Texas A&M University
Aggienauts – Texas A&M University
Artemis Accords – Texas A&M University
Daedalus – Texas A&M University
Farscape Engineering Co. – Texas A&M University-Kingsville
TBA – Texas A&M University-Kingsville
RadDAWGS – Texas State University
Password: Bobcat – Texas State University
BOSS – Texas State University
Rad Raccoons – Texas State University
Cosmic Commanders – University of Houston Clear Lake
Gamma Rays – University of Houston Clear Lake
Interstellar Innovators – University of Houston Clear Lake
Space Depot – University of Houston Clear Lake
Team Beta – University of Houston Clear Lake
Astroverse – University of Texas at Tyler
Aether – University of Texas at Tyler
L.E.N.S. – University of Texas at Tyler
Mecurians – Texas Woman’s University
THIS MONTH IN SPACE
FEB 1, 2003
SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA DISASTER
The Space Shuttle Columbia was NASA’s first reusable orbiter, making its maiden flight in 1981 and completing 27 successful missions. It broke apart upon re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere on February 1, 2003, during its 28th mission, killing all seven crew members.
FEB 3, 1995
FIRST WOMAN TO PILOT A SPACE SHUTTLE
Lieutenant Colonel Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot a space shuttle, flying the STS-114 Discovery to the Russian Mir space station
FEB 20, 1962
FIRST AMERICAN ORBITS EARTH
Lieutenant Colonel John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit Earth, piloting Mercury-Atlas 6 for three orbits in under 5 hours.
FEB 28, 2026
TSGC at STEM Girl Day!
Join Texas Space Grant at the STEM Girl Day at UT Austin for a day filled with exciting learning opportunities and activities!