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's Strategic Plan

Higher Education Fellowship/Scholarship Stipend Application Info for 2013/2014 Academic Year including summer 2014

 

Highlights

 

·  Project Innovation Grant "Call for Proposals"

·  Summer/Fall 2012 Consortium Newsletter

·  Kelly Lane Earth & Space Science Grant

·  Dan Swets Robotics Materials Award

·   Davis-Bahcall Scholars Program (summer 2013)

·  Mars Science Lab Curiosity LANDS!!!. More here

·  See International Space Station from:
      Rapid City, Pierre, Sioux Falls, Spearfish, Elsewhere.

      Virtual Tour, How built, ISS Updates

·  SDSU Aerospace Career Education (ACE) Camp

·  SD Space Grant & NASA EPSCoR "At A Glance"

·  SD Astronaut Mike Fossum 2011 blog from space

·  SD Public TV Science Cafe on Space Exploration

·  Mars Exploration Rover Mission

·  Meeting Information

·  Meteor impact in Russia (KEVN news video)

·  What's New?, plus NASA NEWS Updates

·  South Dakota's NASA-EPSCoR Program Homepage

Earthrise Photo - Apollo 8
NASA Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Apollo.
Of the 17 Apollo Missions, we have currently reached the last one in the 40th anniversary sequence: Apollo 17 (Dec. 7 - 19, 1972)

Above photo: Historic "Earthrise" image taken during Apollo 8 Mission - Christmas Eve 1968

 

The Rosette Nebula
Astrophoto by Richard Walker
(click image to enlarge with details)