Bring Space Missions to Students: Compete for $25,000 in Prizes
Today, we launched CTE Mission: CubeSat, a national challenge to build technical skills for careers in space and beyond. The U.S. Department of Education invites high schools to bring space missions to students by designing and building CubeSat prototypes — in the classroom or at home.
Designing and building a CubeSat prototype in this multiphase challenge will offer students a firsthand opportunity to learn valuable technical skills — such as engineering, computer science, research, logistics, project management, and marketing — that can be applied to careers in space and many other industries.
Submit online by October 16
Schools interested in entering CTE Mission: CubeSat should form a team and submit a mission proposal by 5:59 p.m. ET on October 16 — no in-person collaboration or prior experience with CubeSats is required.
Curated educational resources are available to students and teachers online in the CTE Mission: CubeSat resource hub. To learn more, schools can join a virtual information session on September 1. The challenge team will discuss how CubeSats can be used as a tool for education, present an in-depth overview of the challenge, and answer questions.
