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Virtual Event: NASA's Career and Technical Education Day at Ames Research Center

Virtual Session:
- Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2027
- Time: 9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. PT/12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. ET
- Registration Deadline: Wednesday, February 3, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. ET
- Target Audience: High School, Career Technical/Trade Education, and College/University Students

Technical careers are the backbone of NASA's ability to build the cutting-edge space instruments that drive complex missions. Join NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC) to hear directly from subject matter experts about their paths to NASA, what a typical day of crafting space-flight hardware looks like, and the diverse pathways available for students pursuing technical roles. This experience will showcase how NASA leverages its technical workforce in additive manufacturing, simulation, and skilled trades to successfully develop and assemble critical space hardware.

For Students Interested in:
- High-Tech Manufacturing
- Simulation
- Skilled Trades
- Applied STEM Programs
- Technical Careers

Have a question you'd like the panel to address during this live event? Send us your question about the panelists' education, career path, or current work at NASA to [email protected] by Friday, January 22, and our host may feature it during this event’s Question-and-Answer session!

If you experience technical difficulties while applying for this event, please visit the following website to submit an issue with our NASA STEM Gateway team: https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/public/s/contactsupport.

For questions about this virtual event as part of NASA’s Career Technical Education Day at ARC, please email [email protected].

**Eligible Applicants:** Student and Educator
**Academic Level:** 9, 10, 11, 12, Undergraduate Freshman, Undergraduate Sophomore, Undergraduate Junior, Undergraduate Senior
**Activity Type:** Virtual
**Citizenship:** US Citizen Only
**Type:** Pre-College STEM Experience