2025 Gateway Account Instructions
2025 Gateway Account Instructions
If a student team lead, team member, or advisor has an existing NASA STEM
Gateway account, they need to log in to that account to verify it is active and they
can get into it.
If a student team lead, team member, or advisor DOES NOT have an existing NASA STEM
Gateway account, they will need to create one.
If an account
holder’s password
is not working,
choose “Forgot
Password” and
enter requested
information for a
password reset that
will be sent to the
email address
linked to the
account.
4. Student team leads, team members, and advisors who are creating an account
select either “Active Student” or “Educator”.
6. Student team leads, team members, and advisors who are creating a new account
will be prompted to check their email (the address entered on the previous screen)
for a link to complete their NASA STEM Gateway account and profile.
PLEASE NOTE: If a student team lead, team member, or advisor is attempting to create an
account for an email address that already exists in the system, they will NOT receive the
email mentioned above and will NOT be notified that an account already exists. If you do
not receive an email you will need to reach out the NASA STEM Gateway Help Desk at
hq-nasa-stem-gateway@mail.nasa.gov
8. Student team leads, team members, and advisors who are creating a new
account should follow the link in the email and will be prompted to read a
disclaimer (click NEXT) and set up a password for their account. PLEASE write
your username/email address and password down!
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PLEASE NOTE: On Screen #5 “Authorization for NASA Media Release”, ALL NASA
HERC advisors, student team leads, and student team members MUST choose “YES”
when asked to consent to being allowed to be photographed and/or videotaped as
indicated in the red circle.
10. Student team leads, team members, and advisors who are creating a new account
have completed their profiles when they are prompted on screen #6 that they are
finished. They do not need to do anything further until the Gateway Team Lead
completes the team’s Challenge Application.