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AE Teacher Of The Year Spends Summer Training STEM Teachers

Colorado Cadet Team Places 3rd in National CyberPatriot Finals

An "American Experience" documentary focuses on some space researchers with whom you may not be familiar. High-altitude balloonists preceded the Mercury 7 team and are largely forgotten today. This video reminds us of their contributions. Watch now.

The Pacific Region Civil Air Patrol AE School will be Aug. 18-20 at the Medford Composite Squadron in Medford, Ore. The school invites all Aerospace Education Officers (AEOs), Aerospace Education Members (AEMs), teachers, squadron commanders and leaders of cadets. The cost is $20 and includes all materials but does not...

The Annual Reach for the Stars National Rocket Competition is an ongoing program. Host location competitions anytime before the June 30th deadline each year. There is no travel to compete.. There are six national winners annually. Three celebrate at the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame/Kennedy Space Center- Visitor Complex, Cape...

Quadcopter and Weather Station Kits Are Here For the first time since the Civil Air Patrol STEM Kit Program started in 2013, the program has added two new kits, the Weather Station and the Quadcopter. They are now available to order in eServices. With the Acu-Rite Professional Weather Center, learners...

Women Of Aviation Promote Pink Paper Airplane Building To Generate Awareness, Break Record

The deadline is fast approaching for the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) 2016 Aviation Design Challenge. Teachers must register by Jan. 31 to compete in the contest in the coming weeks. The contest promotes STEM education in U.S. high schools. Interested schools will receive free "Fly to Learn" curriculum materials,...

Due to a worldwide backorder of Saitek Pro Flight yoke and rudder pedals, the Flight Simulator STEM Kit is temporarily unavailable. We will update the online application and website as soon as the Flight Simulator Kit equipment becomes available.

The FAA just established a new rule that requires all UAS owners to register their aircraft systems. For CAP/AE purposes, this will apply to all Calypso gliders and quadcopters. NHQ/AE is working on a process to register all Calypso and quadcopter recipients so that the members won't have to do...