The New England Space Science Initiative in Education (NESSIE) is a NASA initiative dedicated to fostering collaborations among space scientists and K-16 educators throughout the 6-state New England region. NESSIE also serves as a clearinghouse of information on Space Science Education for everyone.
(See also What is a Space Science Broker?)

See also our Frequently Asked Questions for further information on NESSIE services and especially how we can assist you.

NESSIE is one of seven regional "broker/facilitators" within NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) education and public outreach (E/PO) support network.

NESSIE's broker service is a free service of NASA. Some of the programs that we recommend may include fees or charges, however. Please verify with the organization responsible or contact us for more information on particular programs of interest.

NESSIE's role as a regional clearinghouse for space science research and education is enabled through this website and through a variety of targeted workshops and programs involving space scientists, K-16 educators, informal educators at science centers and planetaria, community leaders, and media professionals. Contact NESSIE for more details.

For more information on NASA's OSS E/PO strategy, please refer to Partners in Education, the Office of Space Science Education Implementation Plan and the Explanatory Guide to the evaluation criteria for E/PO segments of OSS proposals.

Additional NASA resources can be found in our NASA Education Resource Organizations section.

NESSIE is a collaboration among the Museum of Science - Boston, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Tufts University.

Annual Report for FY2006(PDF)