LCATS Program

Utilizing space exploration mission operations, technology development & habitability system architectures for Space STEM learning. @WEXfoundation

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Happy National Collect #Rocks Day! Today, everyone is encouraged to learn more about #geology. It is important to understand Earth's geology in order to understand the geology of other planets. Collect a rock today and share a photo of it, what kind it is and where you found it!

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It's #NationalSwapIdeasDay! Swap or exchange ideas with someone today. They may come up with something that will make your plan better and easier to implement! Have a problem? Maybe by sharing they can help you find a solution.

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Today we show our appreciation for and celebrate the contributions of #thermalengineers! Thermal engineers contribute to the cornerstone of our nation’s technological advancement. Without thermal engineers, modern life doesn’t function.

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"My advice to young people is, go into the field you are most interested in. If you love your job, you'll do well in your job."

On July 23, 1999, #EileenCollins became the first female Shuttle Commander! Who else hopes to become a Shuttle Commander some day?

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#OTD in 1969, Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin became the first men on the #moon. Looking forward, The #Artemis crew will land the first woman and first person of color on the moon in 2024.

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Happy #SpaceExplorationDay! Celebrate by learning more about #space and how we are exploring it. Better yet, donate to the #LCATS program and help promote space #education in deserving youth! https://t.co/Dv5L9yUEea

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Happy Embrace Your Geekness Day! Are you a #space geek? A #math geek? A #science geek? Accept your #geekness with open arms and show off your knowledge to the world with pride!

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Today is #MeteorWatchDay, a day to look up at the skies and behold the wonder of nature's celestial fireworks, meteors!

While there is not a #meteor shower today, it is still fun to go out and sky watch. Maybe you will get lucky and see a few!

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#OTD in 1983, #SallyRide became the first American woman in #space on Challenger’s second mission!

After retiring from #NASA, she founded @SallyRideSci to help narrow the gender gap in #STEM and encourage other girls to break barriers, just like she did.

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#OTD in 2009, #NASA launched the Lunar Crater Observation & Sensing Satellite (#LCROSS) to confirm the presence or absence of ice on the moon. On November 13, 2009, NASA scientists announced the discovery of a "significant amount" of ice in a crater near the moon’s South Pole!

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LCATS is featured once again! Our students are innovators!
https://t.co/zCJGQFlUpb

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Our own Sam Ximenes is leading a growing team of scientists and students to prepare us for the return to the #Moon and on to #Mars. It's just what we do! https://t.co/B73nGPNwKY

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This is part of the path #LCATS students follow as they learn and work directly with the #architects, #scientists and #engineers working on living and working in space. #WEXfoundation @SwRI #NASA #UTSA

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#WEXFoundation board chair, Sam Ximenes's new company #Astroport is featured on the news today, highlighting the future of San Antonio in space and partnerships with #NASA #SwRI and #UTSA. https://t.co/RxwJWRzIIp

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On June 2, 1966, #Surveyor1 became the first American spacecraft to make a true soft landing on the #moon! Surveyor 1 was the first of a series of seven robotic #spacecraft sent to the moon to gather data in preparation for NASA's #Apollo missions.

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Today is #NationalPaperAirplaneDay! Celebrate #aeronautics with paper airplanes by building a few designs and seeing how far they fly. What is your best design? Is it for distance or accuracy? Can you get both with your design? Let us know!

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On May 25, 2008, NASA’s Phoenix #Mars Lander landed safely and began sending images back to Earth after a 10-month, 422 million-mile journey. Scientists later reported that #Phoenix discovered chunks of ice on the planet!

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Another step closer to the Moon.

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Another successful hot fire test in the books for test teams at @NASAStennis! This latest RS-25 engine test series will help @AerojetRdyne as it begins production of new engines for use after the first four SLS flights and future #Artemis missions. MORE >> https://t.co/rIIvHi5dkG

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Urgent!! Parents and Alumni! Port SA is making a video on the LCATS program and they need LCATs student talent! Let us know if you can be at Port SA at around 4:00 or 4:30 and I will give you specifics.

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Congratulations to the winners of the Artemis Moon Pod Essay! And Congratulations to our own Emmett Decker for making the Semi-Finals!

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Get ready for the next era of space explorers — the #Artemis generation.

Congratulations to the winners of the Artemis Moon Pod Essay Contest for their vision for future lunar exploration:

🧑‍🚀 Austin Pritts
🧑‍🚀 Taia Saurer
🧑‍🚀 Amanda Gutierrez

https://t.co/OvQkQ0CI2Y

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#NASA and #SpaceX are set to launch the next Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station. The all-veteran, four-person crew will be the first to ride a previously-flown Falcon 9 booster and a reused Dragon spacecraft.