Space

Founded in 2012, Albuquerque Aviation Academy is a free, public STEAM charter school located in our brand new facility in the Ventana Ranch community that prepares students in grades 6-12 for college and career in a unique, stimulating atmosphere where innovation and imagination soar

Design, fabricate, and program a robotic arm attachment for an existing six-wheel rover platform. See if you can complete the mission of opening the external door of the Lunar base from its outside. To complete this mission, your team must design the attachment to operate the external release level and attach it to an existing rover platform. You'll then have to operate your design remotely through a first-person view headset. Offered in Collaboration with NM Tech Mechanical Eng Robotic STEM Outreach Programs

6-week summer paid internship. Students can apply for ANY of the listed locations (UNM, NMT or virtual). Internships provide professional learning experiences that offer meaningful, practical work assignments related to a field of study or career interest. Interns develop and improve skills in communication, technology, research, and teamwork.

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Scholars Program offers stipend-paid internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate-level university students pursuing STEM degrees, as well as upper-level high school students; select locations also offer internships to university students pursuing education-related degrees and K-12 professional educators. The selected interns gain valuable hands-on experiences working with full-time AFRL scientists and engineers on cutting-edge research and technology and are able to contribute to unique, research-based projects. Graduate interns are able to collaborate with AFRL on current research and incorporate the research into their graduate work.

Calling all aspiring space explorers! Join our electrifying rocketry class where you’ll design, build, and launch your own rockets. Delve into the thrilling realms of aerospace engineering and witness your creations soar toward the skies in an awe-inspiring adventure of space exploration.

COSMIAC, a research center under the School of Engineering at UNM, supports many undergraduate, Masters, and PhD seeking students. When on contract, these students perform duties according to their specified training, education, and expertise. A student must be registered for courses in order to be eligible for employment. During the summer session, students do not have to take courses. However, if a student is not taking courses during the summer session, that student must be registered for the following Fall semester.

Explore exciting concepts in aeronautics and aerospace engineering. Study how flight works by getting hands-on building, testing, and redesigning gliders, darts, and rockets. Think critically and creatively about where this industry could go as you take on engineering design challenges and explore aeronautics, aviation, and aerospace careers.

Students complete hands-on, minds-on activities while participating in a national program that provides opportunities to explore engineering, math operations and applications, physics, chemistry, technology, and STEM careers. 5th grade 25 hours of curriculum 25 contact hours Mission is conducted at the AFRL NM STEM Academy Teacher orientation provided Five 5-hour classes

GeneLab for High Schools (GL4HS) is expanding its program in 2025! Starting this year GL4HS is being offered asynchronously and will consist of 12-weeks of on-demand training during the summer. Virtual and self-paced

HMTech is a summer STEM program provided by the Black Leadership Committee for middle and high school students. The program gets students involved in fun, hands-on, science and engineering activities and provides an opportunity to explore a variety of STEM careers.