Vision and Mission:
The vision of the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium (SDSGC) is to expand opportunities for all South Dakotans through education, research, and public service in the fields of aerospace, earth science, and supporting STEM disciplines. As the link between NASA and the citizens of South Dakota, SDSGC's mission is to instill the spirit of exploration and discovery in students and educators and in the general public, with a special focus on the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics that are essential for the development of the nation’s workforce.
Click here for SDSGC Strategic Plan (2019 update) and NASA 2018 Strategic Plan

Fellowship/Scholarship Program for FY2020 Academic Year (Summer/Fall 2020 and Spring 2021), and Summer RET application for teachers

 

Highlights

  ·  Project Innovation Grants from 2006-2019
  ·  Dan Swets Robotics Materials Award
  ·  Kelly Lane Earth & Space Science Grant
  ·  NASA celebrates 60 years  Click for more here
  ·  Recent Student Success Stories
  ·   SD Space Grant "At a Glance"
  ·  SD NASA EPSCoR "At a Glance"
  ·  Study at the Frontiers of Space: Poster and Flyer
  ·  NASA's Juno Mission to Jupiter
  ·  Mars Science Lab: Curiosity Rover. More here
  ·  Space interviews by SDSGC's Tom Durkin
  ·  See International Space Station from:
        Rapid City, Pierre, Sioux Falls, Spearfish, Elsewhere.
        Virtual Tour, How built
  ·  Meeting Information
  ·  What's New?, plus NASA NEWS Updates
  ·  South Dakota's NASA-EPSCoR Program Homepage

May 30, 2020

First launch of American astronauts on an American spacecraft since 2011.  Successful liftoff from historic Pad 39 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

 

NASA's Commercial Crew Program