The 2026-27 NASA TechRise Student Challenge for sixth-12th grade students includes information sessions for your department or organization upon request, free educational resources to foster classroom learning and an exciting student virtual field trip in the fall. Sixty winning teams will also receive $1,500 to build their experiment, a spot to test it on a NASA-sponsored flight, and technical support from NASA TechRise advisors. The challenge is a great way to get hands-on with a NASA project this school year, and we encourage teams of all skill levels to apply. Updated challenge resources (including videos, slide decks, and educator pacing guides) can all be found on the challenge website when the challenge opens.
Learn more about the 2025-26 NASA TechRise Student Challenge, hear from educators about their experience with the challenge on YouTube, and view the NASA TechRise portfolio page and a short video of Northwest Rankin Middle School from Flowood, Mississippi showcasing their winning experiment from the 2025-26 NASA TechRise Student Challenge.