October 5

Thank you educators for all you do for your students and for the daily difference you make in the world. Our aim is always to provide more support to wonderful educators like YOU! To better help you in the classroom, X-STEM All Access episodes will now include Next Generation Science Standard (NGSS) and Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) aligned lesson plans! All 2022 episodes will have companion lesson plans written by professional educators in accordance with NGSS and CASEL standards. We hope you use these FREE resources to further your students interest and education in STEM!

Also, check out our free video library full of inspiration and educational videos to help your students learn about the wonders of STEM!

Join Global STEM Ambassador and American Ninja Warrior Jay Flores for an exciting look at all things sharks with husband and wife shark researching team and Shark Week hosts, Lauren & Joe Romeiro.

Join flight test engineer Kate Gunderson for a conversation with Airbus helicopter pilot Esther Beckett! 

The United States Air Force is proud to partner with USASEF at the X-STEM NOVA event. Capt Sophia Schwalbe will give a presentation at the event about her experience as an early-career military scientist and will cover some of the coolest things she’s worked on as an ionosphere physicist. Capt Schwalbe serves as a Section Chief and Program Manager for a passive HF receiver instrument at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico and is responsible for a team of 17 scientists and engineers that are on the forefront of magnetosphere research. Learn more about magnetosphere research here!

Every branch of the armed forces has an official song, from "The Army Goes Rolling Along" to "The Marines' Hymn." Each song is part of the services' foundation and represents its values, traditions and culture. The U.S. Space Force, the newest military branch established in 2019, has officially adopted its own song titled "Semper Supra" that was unveiled during the 2022 Air & Space Forces Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference. “Semper Supra" was named after the USSF motto, which is Latin for "Always Above." It was created to capture the esprit de corps of both current and future Guardians, and intends to bring together service members by giving them a sense of pride. Listen to the new song here. 

SEMPER SUPRA
The Official U.S. Space Force Song
 
We're the mighty watchful eye,
 Guardians beyond the blue,
 The invisible front line,
 Warfighters brave and true.
 Boldly reaching into space,
 There's no limit to our sky.
 Standing guard both night and day,
 We're the Space Force from on high.

October 4-10 is World Space Week! Celebrate with us by watching our space videos below. Check out our full space playlist on YouTube here. 

Don't forget to look at WorldSpaceWeek.org for a full list of events that you can participate in to celebrate! 

Join Kevin J DeBruin,  former NASA rocket scientist and space educator, for an in-depth conversation with Space Force Guardian Chief Abifarin Scott. Did you know that ALL career fields in the Space Force - the newest branch of the United States Armed Forces - are STEM-related? Learn about Chief Scott's work with space satellite systems and how this technology impacts our daily lives.

Watch the X-STEM All Access episode “Returning to the Moon” featuring NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman & Dr. Moogega Cooper, with a Brain Break by Roy Moye III!

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