NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for May 21, 2020

Do you have family or friends looking for at-home ideas? Share this newsletter with them and ask them to subscribe! Get Ready for #LaunchAmerica Next week, a new era of human spaceflight is set to begin! Currently scheduled to launch on May 27 at 4:33 p.m. EDT, NASA and SpaceX will return human spaceflight to American soil after nearly a decade. Live coverage on NASA TV begins at noon EDT.  Tune in and share how you're planning to #LaunchAmerica for a chance to be featured on NASA social media. Find activities, resources and a launch day play-by-play to get ready for next week's Commercial Crew Program launch. Hands-on @ Home Check out the at-home activities and resources below to prepare to #LaunchAmerica on May 27! Get started with these ideas for elementary ages. Make a Pop-Up Rocket Greeting Card Solve Puzzles and Learn About Artemis Read About Rockets and Sound Keep the at-home exploration going for middle school ages. Take a Virtual Trip to the Space Station Design an Astronaut Lander Meet the Commercial Crew Astronauts Expand your horizons with activities for high school students. Share How You Will #LaunchAmerica Attend the Virtual Social for #LaunchAmerica Tour Commercial Crew Facilities For more activities, click here! Free STEM Webinars for Educators, Parents and Students Join the NASA STEM Engagement & Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for live educational webinars. Upcoming webinars for Parents, Caregivers, Educators and Students include: NASA Commercial Crew Program: Mission and STEM Resource Overview May 21 at 6 p.m. EDT Crew Training and Flight Readiness for #LaunchAmerica May 26 at 4:30 p.m. EDT STEM Teaching Tips for Parents and Caregivers May 27 at 1 p.m. EDT For a full list of upcoming webinars, click here! Join the Online Conversation 'NASA STEM Stars' Talks With Experts From the Virtual Reality Training Lab Audience: Students Ages 13+ Event Date: May 21 at 3 p.m. EDT   “NASA STEM Stars” is a webchat series that connects students with subject matter experts to learn about STEM careers and ask questions about STEM topics. Learn how NASA’s Virtual Reality Training Lab uses virtual reality to help astronauts practice future space walks and other tasks before ever launching. Software and simulation engineers Angelica Garcia and Jon Schlueter will join "NASA STEM Stars" to talk about their NASA experience and answer your questions.  New Facebook Group: NASA Aeronautics for Educators Audience: Formal Educators, Informal Educators and Parents Are you an educator or a parent teaching from home looking for resources to teach the science of flight? The new NASA Aeronautics for Educators Facebook group is a great place to collaborate with others! In this group, members can gather in a friendly space to share activity ideas and lesson plans, brainstorm teaching strategies and ask questions related to the latest NASA aeronautics research. Join to find exciting ways to share NASA aeronautics with your students and collaborate with new connections. ‘NASA STEM Stars’ Talks With Experts From the Environmental Control and Life Support Systems Team Audience: Students Ages 13 and Up Event Date: May 28 at 2 p.m. EDT “NASA STEM Stars” is a webchat series that connects students with subject matter experts to learn about STEM careers and ask questions about STEM topics.   What does water filtration have to do with the International Space Station? How do astronauts get clean air in space? These are some of the questions aerospace engineer Jill Williamson will answer when she joins “NA

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