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

2011/2012 Higher Education Fellowship/Scholarship Stipend Info

Highlights

 

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

      Virtual Tour, How built, ISS Updates

·  SDSU's Geospatial Technology for Educators workshop
    at USGS EROS: May 29-June 1, 2012. Register here.

·  wpe5.jpg (956 bytes) "Humans in Space" Youth Art Competition

·  Spring 2012 Consortium Newsletter

·  2012 Kelly Lane Earth and Space Science Grant

    winner Timothy Elseman of Custer High School

·  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 Science Lab Curiosity on way to Mars! More here

·  Mars Exploration Rover Mission

·  Cassini Mission to Saturn

·  Meeting Information

·  What's New?, plus NASA NEWS Updates

·  South Dakota's NASA-EPSCoR Program Homepage

Earthrise Photo - Apollo 8
NASA Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Apollo
There were 17 Apollo Missions. The most recent 40th anniversary in the sequence was 
Apollo 15: July 26 - Aug. 7, 1971

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

Space Shuttle Discovery mounted atop
NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft arrives
in Washington, DC - April 17, 2012