Part of the International Space Station (ISS) National Lab mission is to inspire and educate the next generation of space explorers. Throughout the past year, CASIS and the Space Station Explorers (SSE) consortium have worked hard to create opportunities to fulfill this mission. Here, we take a moment to shine light on some of our favorite stories that highlight events, student payloads, and other space station activities that have engaged students across the country! Guardians of the Galaxy Space Station Challenge Marvel Entertainment partnered with CASIS to hold a student competition that used spacefaring superheroes to inspire scientific inquiry. In the Guardians of the Galaxy Space Station Challenge, Marvel characters Rocket and Groot encouraged students to submit flight proposals on innovation and engineering (Team Rocket) or genetics and…