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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">4 DAYS LEFT! 2026 NASA Planetary Science Summer School Applications Due March 23, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">I’d like to call your attention to the deadline of March 23, 2026, for application to the 38<sup>th</sup> Annual Planetary Science Summer School (PSSS) experience at the
Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena CA. I would appreciate your support in getting the word out to grad-level students, post docs, faculty members, and early career scientists and engineers, to help us gather a qualified pool of candidates. Please share
the announcement with your contacts who may have an interest or can suggest other qualified candidates to apply. Thanks so much for your support!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Manager, NASA Science Mission Design Schools
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Pasadena CA 91109<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">2026 NASA Planetary Science Summer School (PSSS)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">NASA Science Mission Design Schools<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Now through March 23, 2026</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">, NASA is encouraging applications for its 38<sup>th</sup> Annual
Planetary Science Summer School. Offered by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, PSSS is a 3-month long early career development experience designed to prepare the next generation of planetary science and engineering mission leaders. Participants
learn the process of developing a science hypothesis-driven robotic space mission in a concurrent engineering environment while getting an in-depth, first-hand look at mission design, mission life cycle, costs, schedule and the trade-offs inherent in each.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Applicants with the following education and career experience are eligible: Science and engineering Doctoral Candidates (advancement to candidacy required), recent Ph.D.’s
(up to five years beyond their Ph.D.), Postdocs, Junior Faculty with a Ph.D., and Non-research Engineering Master-level students within six to nine months of graduation will be considered on a space-available basis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Open to U.S. Citizens and legal permanent residents and a limited number of Foreign Nationals from non-designated countries living with continuous residence in the U.S at
the time of application and extending through the full program period. There is no charge to attend. We strive to create a welcoming environment where participants’ contributions and unique perspectives are valued.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Session 1</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">: Preparatory Sessions May 14 – July 24. | Culminating Week with JPL’s Team X July
27 – July 31.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Session 2</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">: Preparatory Sessions May 28 - August 7. | Culminating Week with JPL’s Team X
August 10 - 14.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">PSSS is roughly equivalent in workload to a rigorous 3-credit graduate-level course, requiring an average effort of 10-12 hours per week. Participants spend the majority
of the first 10 weeks in preparatory webinars acting as a science mission team, prior to spending the final culminating week being mentored by JPL’s Advance Project Design Team, or “Team X” to refine their mission concept design, then present it to a mock
review board of NASA Center experts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">To apply and learn more about the NASA Science Mission Design Schools:
<a href="http://go.nasa.gov/missiondesignschools">http://go.nasa.gov/missiondesignschools</a>
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