NASA Langley Archives - Virginia Space Grant Consortium

Bringing Crewed Mission Planning to a New Digital Frontier

by Kristyn DamadeoAeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Higher Education, K-12 Education, NASA, NASA Langley, ODU, Research, Rocketry, STEM, STEM Education June 12, 2020June 12, 2020No Comments

Bringing Crewed Mission Planning to a New Digital Frontier

VSGC Summer Programs: A New Digital Frontier

by Kristyn DamadeoAeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Community College, Earth Science, Engineering, Higher Education, Internships, K-12 Education, NASA, NASA Langley, ODU, Research, Rocketry, Satellites, STEM, STEM Education, STEM Internships, Virginia Tech, Wallops June 8, 2020June 8, 2020No Comments

The Virginia Space Grant Consortium is now offering an online alternative to our summer programs.

VSGC Summer Programs

by Kristyn DamadeoAerospace, Earth Science, K-12 Education, NASA Langley, STEM, STEM Education, Wallops August 2, 2019November 19, 2019No Comments

Summers at the Virginia Space Grant Consortium are busy. Our high school programs, which offer an online component, are very popular and run throughout the summer. The videos above show a glimpse of the week-long summer academies for three of our high school programs; VASTS, VESSS and Virginia Space Coast Scholars.

Technology Exploration Saturdays

by Kristyn DamadeoEngineering, K-12 Education, NASA, NASA Langley, STEM, STEM Education, Technology March 20, 2019March 25, 2019No Comments

The final Technology Exploration Saturday was held at NASA Langley this weekend. Peninsula middle school students and parents competed to design and build penny haulers and robotic arms.

2019 STEM Takes Flight Application Opens

by Kristyn DamadeoCommunity College, Engineering, Higher Education, Internships, NASA Langley, STEM, STEM Education, STEM Internships, Technology, Wallops December 4, 2018February 8, 2019No Comments

Applications are now open for the 2019 STEM Takes Flight NASA Research Experiences Program. Virginia Community College students in STEM fields with a GPA of at least 2.5 are eligible to apply.

NASA Internship Deadlines

by Kristyn DamadeoAerospace, Earth Science, Higher Education, Internships, K-12 Education, NASA, NASA Langley October 11, 2018November 19, 2018No Comments

NASA internships will be opening soon. VSGC offers STEM internships through CSIIP and STEM Takes Flight for both community college students in Virginia as well as undergraduates.

STEM Takes Flight in the Tidewater News

by Kristyn DamadeoAerospace, Community College, Higher Education, Internships, inventors, NASA Langley, Research, STEM, VCU September 21, 2018April 25, 2019No Comments

Lilly Balderson, a 2018 STEM Takes Flight participant, was named a co-inventor of a pending patent developed while she was an intern over the summer at NASA Langley.

High School Programs 2018

by Kristyn DamadeoAerospace, Earth Science, Engineering, K-12 Education, NASA, NASA Langley, STEM, STEM Education, Wallops September 4, 2018April 24, 2019No Comments

VASTS, VESSS and Virginia Space Coast Scholars wrapped up another successful year with the Virginia Space Grant Consortium. Almost 500 students participated in the VASTS online class, 180 enrolled in the VESSS online program and over 300 students completed the Virginia Space Coast Scholars online program.

STEM Takes Flight, a NASA Research Experience

STEM Takes Flight 2018

by Kristyn DamadeoAerospace, Community College, Engineering, Higher Education, Internships, NASA, NASA Langley, Research, STEM Internships September 4, 2018February 8, 2019No Comments

This summer the STEM Takes Flight NASA Research Experiences program placed twenty community students at NASA Langley and three at NASA Wallops Flight Facility.