Donor Rewards

(Sent out on Mondays)

$25 - Digital mission badge

$100- Printable Certificate of Appreciation

$200 - TIS Stickers

$300 - TIS T-Shirt

$400 - Signed educator photo

$500 - Limited-edition Mission patch

$750 - Mission briefing livestream

$1,000 - Name displayed on virtual Mission Wall

$2,500 - Mission Photo & Interview Book

Supporter Levels

$25,000 - Two teacher registrations for TIS full-year in–person program (2026 example)

$50,000 - Crew Jacket + three teacher registrations TIS full-year-program

Partner Levels

$100,000 - Student Experiment Partner Recognition at Mission Briefing Livestream + name on 100 electronics packs for Cubekits + 2 Mission Patches

$100,000 - (cash or in kind) TIS Mission Technology Partner Recognition at Mission Briefing Livestream + name on all donated electronics*, 2 Crew Jackets + four teacher registrations TIS online full-year-program. *Electronics can include: laptops for teachers, arduino unos, sensors and wires, soldering equipment, radio groundstations. Contact info@tis.org for specifics.

$250,000 - National Classroom Partner Name on production of 200 cubeframes for Cubekits, Recognition at Mission Briefing Livestream, four teacher registrations 1year TIS online program

$250,000 - Educator Training Partner Name on production of 100 Cubekits and on Online Course, Recognition at Mission Briefing Livestream, six teacher registrations TIS online full-year-program

$500,000 - National Launch Partner Attend Launch (2 people), Recognition at Mission Briefing Livestream, six teacher registrations TIS in person full-year-program

$1,000,000 - Founding Flight Partner Attend Launch (4 people), Top billing among all partners, prominent branding throughout campaign, recognition in major press releases and media. Ten teacher registrations in TIS in person full-year-program

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The Frontier of Classroom Education

For decades, space exploration was reserved for a select few. Today, the commercial space industry is expanding at an unprecedented rate, yet our classroom curriculum often lags behind. Teachers in Space, Inc. was founded to bridge this gap by providing educators with the direct experience and technical skills necessary to teach space science effectively.

The Growing Technical Divide

Data indicates that a significant percentage of middle and high school students lose interest in STEM subjects before graduation. This trend is often linked to a lack of hands-on, modern applications in the classroom. Currently, our professional development programs have a waiting list of qualified teachers who are eager to bring satellite technology and suborbital flight experiments to their students, but we lack the funding to accommodate them all.

Our Strategic Vision

We are launching this project to expand our summer workshops and flight opportunities. With your support, we will provide:

Technical Workshops: Intensive training on building and launching CubeSats.
Flight Opportunities: Suborbital flights for teacher-led experiments.
Resource Kits: Hardware and sensors for 50 participating schools.
Curriculum Development: Industry-aligned lesson plans for grades 6 through 12.

Your Investment in the Future

Your contribution directly facilitates the transfer of high-level aerospace knowledge from the lab to the classroom. When you give, you are not just supporting a teacher; you are inspiring every student who walks through their door for years to come. For example, a $500 gift covers the cost of one educator's specialized hardware training session.

Join a Community of Visionaries

We are seeking to raise the necessary capital to ensure that our programs remain accessible to teachers regardless of their school district's budget. Over 1,000 educators have already benefited from our previous initiatives, and with your help, we can double that reach within the next two years. We invite you to join us in this critical investment in our workforce and our future explorers.

Fund Teacher Candidates for Suborbital Flight

Bringing space science to the next generation of explorers

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