The Mavericks Civilian Space Foundation and Rocket Science by Caldwell today announce the formation of a strategic alliance whose mission is to create and fund practical, hands-on programs that are designed to inspire and engage the next generation in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The foundation’s Mavericks Explorers Program conducts educational and research opportunities through sub-orbital space missions designed, built, and flown by high school students, enabling them to demonstrate their mastery of the four fundamental disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

Moffett Field, CA – The Mavericks Civilian Space Foundation, The Paton Group, and Inspirtech LLC today announce the formation of a Strategic Alliance whose mission is to establish Space Education Research Center’s to be located at 5 regional centers throughout California over the next 5 years.

Moffett Field, CA - The Mavericks Civilian Space Foundation and Rocket Science by Caldwell today announce the formation of a strategic alliance whose mission is to create and fund practical, hands-on programs that are designed to inspire and engage the next generation in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. See the news release.

The Maine Space Grant Consortium has received a $400,000 award from NASA for a unique pilot project designed to increase high school students’ interest in science, technology and mathematics careers. See the news release.

NASA’s Ames Research Center and Mavericks Civilian Space Foundation today announced a collaboration to develop a high-altitude high-velocity air sampling system for NASA biological experiments. Read the press release.

Google’s Nexus One phone is going where few smartphones have gone before. A group strapped the Nexus One to the back of a rocket and launched it from the Nevada desert into the atmosphere to test the device’s performance up in the air. Read WIRED's full article.

Mavericks Civilian Space Foundation announced today that Sony Corporation and Intel Corporation have joined as sponsors of the Mavericks Clotho Project. Read the full article

The London Evening Standard announces UK student, Rainbow Lo, to help NASA on the Clotho project, run by the Mavericks Foundation. See the Standard's full article.

NESTA, the United Kingdom's National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, congratulates two A-Level students for winning places on a joint research project between NASA and the Mavericks Foundation. Read the NESTA article.

The newly redesigned Web site of the Mavericks Civilian Space Foundation goes live today on the World Wide Web.

Sony announced a joint venture today with Intel and Mavericks Civilian Space Foundation called "The Rocket Project,” a “Mavericks in the Classroom” STEM Education program supporting Mavericks’ Clotho astrobiology research program.