<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" size="4" class="">hi all,</font><div class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" size="4" class=""> sorry this is late, I hope you can still use it…will send update soon, hugs & smiles, gabe</font></div><div class=""><div class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div id="center" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif; font-size: 11.382000923156738px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;" class=""><div id="main" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><table id="pr-table1" width="700" style="margin: auto; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(190, 191, 185); vertical-align: baseline; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; width: 700px; font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" class=""> </td><td id="123" style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; border-width: 0px 1px 0px 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(190, 191, 185); vertical-align: middle; width: 700px;" class="">September 14, 2020 <br class="">RELEASE 20-088<br class=""><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">NASA Kicks Off New School Year with Join Artemis Week</b><br class=""><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">NASA’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="x-msg://C/Users/rlasalvi/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/AVN27L3F/Stem.nasa.gov" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 116, 189); text-decoration: none;" class="">Office of STEM Engagement</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is kicking off the new school year with Join Artemis Week, today through Sept. 18, with resources and opportunities to inspire and engage students of all ages in the future of space exploration.</p><div style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">NASA’s Artemis program will land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before, and every student is part of the Artemis Generation.</div><div style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">Events kicked off today with a Spanish-language seminar for educators on NASA’s Space Launch System, Artemis program, and Mars 2020 Perseverance mission. Other scheduled activities include (all times Eastern):</div><div style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><strong class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Today</strong></div><div style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">6 p.m. – Educator Opportunity: <a href="https://origin-www.eventscloud.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=571618&" class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 116, 189); text-decoration: none;">STEM Resources for the Artemis Generation</a></div><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">Explore all the resources NASA has developed to help educators engage students at all grade levels in the Artemis program.<a href="https://origin-www.eventscloud.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=571618&" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 116, 189); text-decoration: none;" class=""></a></p><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">Tuesday, Sept. 15</strong></p><div style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><u class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/stem/artemis-essay-contest" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 116, 189); text-decoration: none;" class="">Artemis Moon Pod Essay Contest</a></u></div><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">NASA is challenging K-12 students to imagine they will lead a crew of astronauts on a one-week expedition to the Moon’s South Pole, and then write about it. Every student who submits an essay will receive an official certificate and invitation to a virtual event featuring a NASA astronaut. Nine finalists will have the opportunity to travel with a parent to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston next summer to learn about lunar exploration. The national winner in each grade division will win a family trip to see the first Artemis test launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.</p><div style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">3:30 p.m. – <a href="https://youtu.be/ynIE-o5Xlts" class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 116, 189); text-decoration: none;">NASA STEM Stars</a> will host a special episode featuring Deputy Certification Manager Pedro Lopez. Learn about the importance of humans returning to the Moon and how Artemis I will take them there. Lopez will answer questions about pursuing careers in STEM during this interactive event for students ages 13 and up.</div><div style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><strong class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thursday, Sept. 17</strong></div><div style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><u class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">STEM Opportunities for Minority Serving Institutions</u></div><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">Check out<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9SM7V7J1pAhPabOUST01fw" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 116, 189); text-decoration: none;" class="">NASA STEM’s YouTube</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>channel in the morning for a discussion with representatives from NASA’s Minority University Research Education Project and Artemis Student Challenge officials, in which they talk about how minority serving institutions can get involved and help shape the future of space exploration.</p><div style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">Students also can participate in the NASA Student Launch Challenge, in which middle school, high school, college, and university students across the United States design, build, test, and launch to at least 3,500 feet above the ground, and land a high-powered amateur rocket. Learn about other Artemis Student Challenges and registration deadlines at <a href="https://stem.nasa.gov/artemis/" class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 116, 189); text-decoration: none;">https://stem.nasa.gov/artemis/</a>.</div><table align="center" width="687" cellpadding="1" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(190, 191, 185); vertical-align: baseline; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; width: 708px; font-size: 0.923em;" class=""><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); vertical-align: middle; text-align: left; font-size: 14px;" class=""><div class="dnd-drop-wrapper" style="margin: 0px 0px 9px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/10_ways_to_join_artemis_-_jpg_0.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 116, 189); text-decoration: none;" class=""><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/10_ways_to_join_artemis_-_jpg_0.jpg" width="687px" height="auto" alt="10 Ways to Join Artemis" title="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""></a></div><div class="dnd-legend-wrapper" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" applecontenteditable="true"><div class="title" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">10 Ways to Join Artemis</div><div class="caption" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 10px;"></div><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><i style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><div class="credits" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10px;"></div></i></b><div class="link" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="x-msg://7/#" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 116, 189); text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px;" class=""></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">For more information on NASA’s STEM engagement efforts, visit: <strong class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 116, 189);"><a href="http://stem.nasa.gov" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 116, 189); text-decoration: none;" class="">http://stem.nasa.gov</a></strong></p></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" class=""> </td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; border-width: 0px 1px 0px 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(190, 191, 185); vertical-align: middle; width: 700px;" class=""><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:hqnews@newsletters.nasa.gov" class="">hqnews@newsletters.nasa.gov</a></span></p><div style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">Karen Northon</div><div style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">Headquarters, Washington</div><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">202-358-1540<br class=""><a href="mailto:karen.northon@nasa.gov" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 116, 189); text-decoration: none;" class="">karen.northon@nasa.gov</a></p></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" class=""> </td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px 10px; border-width: 0px 1px 0px 0px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(190, 191, 185); vertical-align: middle; width: 700px;" class=""></td></tr></tbody></table></font></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>