Updated 12/11/24
NASA Wallops Flight Facility is offering several hands-on internship opportunities open to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students (age 16 and up) for the upcoming summer and fall 2025 sessions. Deadline to register for Summer 2025 is February 28; and for Fall 2025 is May 16. Visit intern.nasa.gov.
Wallops’ balloon team is back in McMurdo, Antarctica, for the annual long-duration balloon campaign. Two scientific balloon flights supporting a total of 9 missions will launch from Antarctica’s icy landscape for long-duration flights in near space. Track the missions in real time on csbf.nasa.gov.
Wallops’ sounding rocket team will travel to Poker Flat Research Range in Alaska, for a mission studying the aurora. Launch is scheduled for January 2025.
Wallops Visitor Center offers both virtual and onsite field trip experiences to student groups. These STEM experiences are interactive and free to all participants. Visit nasa.gov/wallops/visitor-center for available program topics and eligibility requirements.
To find out more about what’s up at Wallops, visit nasa.gov/wallops and follow Wallops on Facebook, Instagram and X.
