NASA Open Science 101
NASA (Science Mission Directorate)
Check before you apply: details change often, so confirm on the official page before you apply.
- Who it's for
- Anyone (non-NASA learners register via the page)
Open to: veterans, active duty / transitioning service members, spouses, family or caregivers. - Cost
- Free
- Free with no benefit?
- Yes: no GI Bill, VR&E or VET TEC benefit needed.
- What you get
- 5 modules on open science (open data, code, results) with a NASA digital badge and certificate
- Type
- Certification or course
- Credential strength
- 1/5: Registration closed (course reached capacity). (Currently closed.)
- Duration
- Unknown on page (reel says about 12 hours)
- Format
- Online (Online, self-paced)
- Deadline
- Registration closed (capacity); reopening not announced
- Next start
- Rolling
- Status
- Closed
- Jobs it can lead to
- Research Assistant; Data Scientist
- Notes
- 9/16/2026 update: "This course has reached capacity and registration is closed."
- Official page
- stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-offering/a0BSJ0000049ih3/open-science-101
- Last checked
- Oct 4, 2026