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How does one help women of color overcome barriers to STEM careers?

Africa’s space sector is growing, but will it include marginalized communities? A common criticism of STEM fields is that they exclude women and people of…

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Featured Project: Alabama Rocket Engineering Systems

Editor March 8, 2019 Alabama Rocket Engineering Systems Avionics fundraising kickstarter rocketry space engineering space science STEM education STEM fields STEM outreach

The student-led Alabama Rocket Engineering Systems (ARES) plans to shoot rockets off the surface of the Earth. Besides giving university students valuable opportunities to learn…

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Cubesats Make Space Accessible

Editor August 16, 2018 Aurora College cubesats NanoRacks Rocket Lab satellites Stanford University STEM education STEM projects the Canadian Space Agency the International Space Station Yukon College

Space exploration used to be an expensive endeavor, but this is no longer the case. Anyone with $40K can now send a satellite into orbit. Universities,…