A NASA STEM Team article published Aug. 10, 2026, described ways students could engage with the agency during the new school year, including internships, student challenges and competitions, and career-focused events for high school, community college and career technical education students. It also pointed to citizen science projects using mission data and to In-Flight STEM Downlinks, in which astronauts aboard the International Space Station answer students' pre-recorded questions.

The article listed mission milestones to follow. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was scheduled to launch no earlier than 7:20 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Aug. 30, with a field of view at least 100 times larger than Hubble's. SpaceX Crew-13 was set to launch in September, and registration was open for virtual guests. Artemis III was set to launch into Earth orbit in 2027, testing rendezvous and docking with commercial human landing systems intended to carry astronauts to the lunar surface on Artemis IV and later missions.

NASA directed readers to its internships and Learning Resources websites and to its weekly NASA EXPRESS email newsletter for details on vacancies, deadlines and eligibility. The dates described in the report reflect the schedule as of its publication.