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Call for Creatives: NASA Seeks Help Illuminating Mission Storytelling

- NASA issued an Announcement for Proposals (May 21) seeking creative partners to help tell stories about its missions, with submissions due June 30. - The agency seeks up to 10 partners under unfunded Space Act Agreements for creators (filmmakers, songwriters, poets, etc.). - Focus areas include the Artemis lunar program (Artemis III/IV, Moon Base), nuclear propulsion (Space Reactor-1 Freedom/Skyfall), and aeronautics. - Opportunity is aimed at U.S. creators (minority international participation considered); proposals must detail focus, funding/distribution, and NASA access needs; full details at https://go.nasa.gov/CreatorProposals.

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