This session is part of 2025 Crossover Day. Attendance is open to all SXSW EDU registrants as well as all SXSW registrants. As always, SXSW strongly believes in the power of mixing creative communities.

For anyone who thinks that girls, students of color, first-generation, low-income or other historically underrepresented minorities don't belong in space...think again. Cady Coleman, a former NASA Astronaut and a retired US Air Force Colonel with more than 180 days in space, and 3 fellow members of the International Space Station National Lab's Education Subcommittee want kids to know that they belong in space. Sharing stories about life in space, tips about how to find space mentors early, and ISS STEM resources, this panel will open your eyes and keep students everywhere looking UP.