Astronaut outside Space Shuttle in orbit

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Letter of Intent: Includes the following:
  • Describe the Plan of Study for your STEM academic goals throughout your undergraduate program.
  • Express your interest in a space science/aerospace related career.
  • Briefly describe your skill sets and qualifications in context of this opportunity.
  • Describe how this opportunity would benefit you and contribute to your academic and career goals and objectives.
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Topic Description: Includes the following:
  • Present the research topic you have selected to review and provide an overview of the topic. Include why you are interested in evaluating the current knowledge base of this particular subject.
  • Explicitly state how the topic directly aligns with one or more of NASA's current missions and speaks to the real-world challenges facing the execution of the missions, such as the Artemis Program, creation of a Moon Base, Moon to Mars, space nuclear power and propulsion, and breakthrough science. Describe how your topic connects to these efforts, such as through lunar surface operations, rovers and mobility, robotics, in-situ resource utilization, habitats and life support, propulsion, communications, or the science and technology that enable sustained human presence beyond Earth orbit. Topics must have a clear and direct connection to a NASA mission and human exploration.
NOTE: Topics should be specific/narrow in scope. If selected for a STARR award, students will conduct a literature review of the chosen topic and elaborate on how it aligns with NASA's top priorities and how it speaks to the challenges facing NASA's missions, particularly the Artemis Program and the Agency's Moon to Mars objectives. Students should be prepared to offer insight into the contributions of the research and demonstrate interdisciplinary applications and how the research could potentially extend to other areas of science or engineering relating to NASA's top priorities and areas of emphasis.

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