Image NASA Selects Proposals for Student Aeronautics, Space Projects Feb. 21, 2020 Arizona Space Grant's ASCEND balloon-satellite launch program featured on NASA.gov's latest stories as National Space Grant Program celebrates its 30th Anniversary! Read more
Image Eclipse Ballooning Aug. 1, 2017 A day to remember for a lifetime! Sharing the total solar eclipse in the path of totality with awesome AZSGC students, colleagues, and friends was the most wonderful experience. Thank you all for your part in making an unforgettable great memory and a significant and productive day of learning, technology utilization and science! Yay team AZ!!!!! You are the BEST!!!! Read more
Image Roslyn Norman, Pima Community College RockOn Participant Featured in Wonder, Girl! July 25, 2017 As part of Arizona Space Grant's RockOn program, Roslyn Norman participated through Pima Community College's Engineering Club and was featured in The Wonder Girl Project! Read more
Image Diné College ASCEND Team Hosts Poster Session with Data Results Feb. 24, 2017 Diné Instructor/Mentor Francis Burns shipped his students’ 2016 ASCEND radiation and GPS data to Marsha Bitsui at NAU. Marsha collaborates with Jani Ingram studying uranium content in reservation sheep tissue. Read more
Image RockOn Workshop at NASA Wallops June 20, 2016 Arizona Space Grant Consortium is the proud sponsor of a balloon sat faculty mentor and team leaders from 7 community colleges to the 2016 RockOn Workshop at NASA Wallops! Pictured Read more
Image NASA Selects Arizona Proposal “ASCENDing Further” to Increase STEM Education at Community and Technical Colleges Aug. 13, 2014 One of the most effective vehicles for engagement of community college students in STEM activities in Arizona has been AZSGC’s ASCEND (Aerospace STEM Challenges to Educate New Discoverers) statewide workforce Read more
Image PCC NW Team Brings Innovative and Dynamic Payloads to AZSGC ASCEND! Program Aug. 11, 2014 PCC was one of the first two community colleges in Arizona to join the ASCEND! program in 2008. Most of our students are volunteers, and balance the demands of academics Read more
Image Tim Frank’s leadership of SMCC ASCEND! Team Benefits College's Engineering Program and Students Aug. 4, 2014 Since joining AZSGC in 2008, SMCC has been phenomenally successful at using their involvement in the AZSGC ASCEND! (balloon sat) program to engage students, and ultimately reshape the college’s engineering Read more
