Application Process

Important deadline change: All applications are now due by November 3, 2008.

Teachers in Space recently announced the start of its first two Pathfinder competitions. These competitions will select the first two teachers who will take a sub-orbital flight as part of Teachers in Space. These first teachers will be pioneer Pathfinders. They will help us validate the selection process and develop training procedures for the thousands of teachers who will follow.

There are two Pathfinder competitions:

• STEM Pathfinder
• General Education Pathfinder

The STEM Pathfinder competition is open to K-12 teachers of science, technology, engineering, and/or math. Applicants are asked to submit a proposal for an experiment that can be performed during a sub-orbital space flight.

The General Education Pathfinder is for K-12 teachers in all subject areas. Applicants are asked to submit a lesson plan based on some aspect of human space flight.

Step 1: Complete the appropriate Pathfinder Astronaut Application form by using the link below to download the Microsoft Word application to your computer.

STEM Application

General Application

Step 2: Attach the completed application to an email no later than November 3, 2008 and send to apply@teachers-in-space.org

Finalists will be notified in mid-November 2008.

We look forward to hearing from you.