{"id":205883,"date":"2025-04-26T01:22:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T15:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=68bf88d905d29e5d8c012c99e3da1cdd"},"modified":"2025-04-26T01:22:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T15:22:17","slug":"nasa-invites-local-middle-schoolers-to-explore-agency-stem-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=205883","title":{"rendered":"NASA Invites Local Middle Schoolers to Explore Agency STEM Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jj3-2370.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jj3-2370.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A group of grade school students explore the lobby of NASA Glenn&#039;s Telecscience Support Center, a facility where researchers operate International Space Station experiments. A NASA expert wearing a white shirt with blue and red stars and jeans clasps her hands and smiles at a student looking up at her. The student is a grade school girl with a light blue shirt and braids with white hair clips. She smiles up at the expert and appears to be asking a question. Other students look on in the background.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 10% 4%; object-position: 10% 4%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jj3-2370.jpg 4128w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jj3-2370.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jj3-2370.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jj3-2370.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jj3-2370.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jj3-2370.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jj3-2370.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jj3-2370.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jj3-2370.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jj3-2370.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jj3-2370.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Students take a tour of the Glenn International Space Station Payload Operations Center at NASA&#8217;s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, where researchers operate International Space Station experiments, during 4-H Day on June 14, 2024.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong>Credit: NASA\/Jef Janis<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ohio middle school students will step into the shoes of real-world NASA professionals for a day of career exploration and hands-on activities at NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Nearly 200 students are slated to participate in TECH Day at NASA Glenn on May 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Media are invited to attend.<\/p>\n<p>TECH Day is designed to inspire and inform the next generation of innovators by introducing them to clear and attainable career pathways into the aerospace industry. Students will tour NASA Glenn facilities, participate in an interactive engineering challenge, and engage with professionals to learn about the wide range of careers in STEM fields.<\/p>\n<p>Student tours will include the following Glenn facilities:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Graphics and Visualization Lab, where researchers create engaging projects using virtual and augmented reality<\/li>\n<li>Glenn International Space Station Payload Operations Center, where researchers remotely operate experiments aboard the International Space Station<\/li>\n<li>Simulated Lunar Operations Laboratory, a unique indoor space designed to mimic the surface of the Moon and Mars<\/li>\n<li>10&#215;10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel, NASA Glenn\u2019s largest and fastest wind tunnel facility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Creating Clear Pathways<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Developing early and accessible entry points into STEM careers is essential to meeting the growing demand for a skilled technical workforce. NASA STEM engagement events help students visualize their future and better understand the technical experience needed for a career in the aerospace sector. Opportunities like this equip students with the skills to further technological advancement and become the STEM professionals of tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Media interested in attending should contact Jacqueline Minerd at jacqueline.minerd@nasa.gov no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 30. Interviews with experts will take place from 9 to 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on NASA Glenn, visit:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/glenn\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/glenn<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jacqueline Minerd<br \/>Glenn Research Center, Cleveland\u00a0<br \/>216-433- 6036\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>jacqueline.minerd@nasa.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio middle school students will step into the shoes of real-world NASA professionals for a day of career exploration and hands-on activities at NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. 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