Michigan Space Grant Consortium

The MSGC Executive Board & Staff held our biannual Board Strategy Retreat at @GVSU Lake Michigan Center at the Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute. We had a wonderful time & enjoyed our time within the Institute as well as our voyage on the W.G. Jackson! Thank you so much for having us!

Applications for the Fall 2025 session of the NASA L'SPACE Program are now open! The two 15-week, virtual, hands-on academies are FREE to students. Applications due August 24, 2025 myumi.ch/P3WbQ

Tune in tomorrow, 8/1 at 1pm for a #NASAWebinar: NASA Intern Experience: Insights From Interns and Mentors! Join the NASA internship team for an interactive webinar to explore exciting internship opportunities and requirements for NASA internships. myumi.ch/g3rmQ

Join My NASA Data for a webinar to explore the newly enhanced Earth System Data Explorer, a powerful tool for visualizing and analyzing NASA’s extensive Earth science data tomorrow, 7/30 at 1pm. myumi.ch/3Rme6

Tune in tomorrow, 7/23 for a NASA Webinar: NASA Aeronautics 101! Attendees will get the latest updates on NASA’s Quesst mission and the X-59 aircraft that aims to quiet the boom of supersonic flight. myumi.ch/QwG7b

Save the dates for NASA's Career Day 2025 Monday, Sept. 15 – Friday, Sept. 19! Whether you’re pursuing a four-year degree, attending a two -year community college program, or getting hands-on technical training, there is a place in space for you! myumi.ch/JPdrr

YouTube video by Learn With NASA STEMonstrations: 3D Printing

Check out the latest STEMonstration episode! NASA astronaut Suni Williams explains how 3D printing technology is used on the International Space Station to support groundbreaking research and prepare for missions to the Moon and Mars. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wGA...

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Izabella from @UMich received an Graduate Fellowship award for “Spatially Resolved Observations of Reactive Bromine Chemistry across the North Slope of Alaska Oil Fields and Snow-covered Arctic Sea Ice and Tundra.”

Psyche Inspired Application - Platinum Class | Psyche Mission Psyche Inspired application for the Iridium Class (2024-2025)

Apply now for a NASA Psyche Inspired Internship! Psyche Inspired brings undergraduate students together to share the excitement, innovation, and scientific and engineering content of NASA’s Psyche mission with the public through artistic and creative works. myumi.ch/R39j4

Polar STEAM Polar STEAM is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project run by an interdisciplinary team at Oregon State University.

Apply now for the Polar STEAM Fellowships, Funded by the National Science Foundation! There are two long-standing programs: the Polar Educators program and the Antarctic Artists and Writers program Applications are due August 8th. polarsteam.info

Planetary Defenders Documentary - NASA Science How would humanity respond if we discovered an asteroid headed for Earth? NASA’s Planetary Defenders is a gripping documentary that follows the dedicated scientists involved in the high-stakes world o...

How would humanity respond if we discovered an asteroid headed for Earth? Journey alongside a dedicated team of astronomers and scientists working tirelessly to track and monitor near-Earth asteroids, aiming to protect our planet from potential impacts. myumi.ch/W662A

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Professor Akter from @OaklandU received a Research Seed Grant award for “Efficient Neuro-Symbolic LLM-Driven Framework for Real-Time Detection and Mitigation of Software Vulnerabilities in Autonomous Spacecraft Systems.”

Are you interested in a NASA internship? Join the NASA internship team for an interactive webinar to explore internship opportunities and learn about eligibility and application requirements. Tune in on Thursday, June 26, at 1 pm. myumi.ch/XyXxQ

Tune into the Plant the Moon Challenge Fall 2025: Info Webinar on 6/26 at 6pm. General registration is now open for the Fall 2025 Plant the Moon and Plant Mars Challenge—a hands-on science experiment where students test how to grow vegetable crops in lunar or Martian soil simulant. myumi.ch/pVRMr

Become a NOAA Ocean Guardian School! Does your school have what it takes to help protect the ocean for the future? Promote ocean and watershed conservation at your school or in your local community by becoming an Ocean Guardian School. myumi.ch/5knjq

Notice of Funding Opportunity for Dual Use Technology Development at Marshall. NASA Marshall’s application and refinement of innovative design tools define the agency's leadership in engineering the systems, hardware, and techniques. Proposals due 6/30. buff.ly/ymjPfMe

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Ethan Grant from @MichiganStateU received an Undergraduate Research Grant award for “Macro to Nano Thermal Impacts in Ground to Space Quantum Clock Synchronization.”

Join Go For Launch! for an exhilarating two-day event in Grand Rapids, where aspiring astronauts and space enthusiasts in grades 8-12 will have a unique opportunity to dive into the world of space exploration. buff.ly/LPl5a1e

Calling all photographers, regardless of skill level or experience, select your best photos to participate in the 2025 Get Into Your Sanctuary Photo Contest! Winning photos will be featured in the Earth Is Blue social media campaign. myumi.ch/4mQrA

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Alexandra Grabowski from @MichiganStateU received an Undergraduate Research Grant award for “Microbial Biofilms and their Implications for Life Detection in Serpentinizing Systems.”

Join the NASA Aeronautics University Student Research Challenge! Selected teams will receive grants for their projects and be responsible for raising a modest amount of cost-share funds through a crowdfunding platform. myumi.ch/79Jw1

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Joseph Fogt from @HopeCollege received an Undergraduate Research Grant award for “Computational Probing of the Effect of Radiation Damage on High-Temperature Superconductor.”

Check out NASA's Advanced Air Vehicles Program (AAVP) Fellowship Opportunities! AAVP fellowship opportunities are focused on innovation and the generation of measurable research results that contribute to NASA’s current and future science and technology goals. Apps are due June 11th! myumi.ch/A1x3b

Space Cloud Watch Needs Your Photos of Night-Shining Clouds  - NASA Science Noctilucent or night-shining clouds are rare, high-altitude clouds that glow with a blue silvery hue at dusk or dawn when the Sun shines on them from below

Space Cloud Watch Needs Your Pictures of Night-Shining Clouds! These night-shining clouds are rare, high-altitude clouds that glow with a blue silvery hue at dusk or dawn when the Sun shines on them from below the horizon. myumi.ch/8qJ2G

Check out the new Storybook! The new “Our Friend Orion” storybook, written by Lane Polak and illustrated by Heather Rose Legge-Click, introduces young explorers ages 3 to 8 to the spacecraft that will carry Artemis astronauts to the Moon. myumi.ch/JPpW8

Space Apps Challenge The NASA International Space Apps Challenge is a hackathon for coders, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, technologists, and innovators around the world to come together and use op...

The NASA Space Apps Challenge is searching for local leads for this year’s hackathon taking place Oct. 4-5. Local leads work alongside the NASA Space Apps global organizing team to organize the hackathon in their own city or town. Applications are due Sunday, June 1st! myumi.ch/P3bmb

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Cameron Doane from @GVSU received an Undergraduate Research Grant award for “Refining Wetland Identification Practices Using an Ecological Site Framework.”

Apply Now! The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers early career and senior scientists fellowships (awarded annually up to three years) with NASA scientists and engineers. Applications are due July 1st. myumi.ch/79936

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Kate DeMann from @HopeCollege received an Undergraduate Research Grant award for “Loss and Recovery of Olfactory Function Following Acute Hypoxia on Zebrafish.”

Tune in tomorrow, May 21, 2025, at 4:00pm for the MSTA Webinar: Fish Habitats and Underwater Remote Operated Vehicles. During this session, Amy will share her students' inspiring three-year journey building and wiring underwater remote operated vehicles (ROVs). myumi.ch/A11kM