Aiding informal and formal education efforts and life-long learning with engaging connections between aviation, Space, and items of familiar interest.

- Dr. Steven H. Williams

HIGHLIGHTS of this INSTALLMENT

Of Special Interest: Student Contest; MethaneSAT; Europa Clipper Graphic Novel

New From NASA:  JPL Layoffs; Apollo 12 Graphic Novel; Three NASA “Best Inventions” of 2024

Item of the Week: The Cosmic Background Explorer satellite (COBE)

Aviation: Aviation Week: Aerospace and Trump 2.0; Boeing News; Catalina Island Crash

Astronomy: Dark Energy and Black Holes; Dark Matter and the Drake Equation

Solar System Exploration: Ryugu Dust Yields Big Science; Voyager 2 Data Still has Value Today

Humans in Space: RTGs and Mars Exploration; Artemis III Moon Landing Sites

Citizen Science: Be a Part of the EZIE Team!  Citizen Scientists WISEly Analyze Data

Calendar: Key Anniversaries for 2024 Can Help Outreach Efforts

Benefits - Spinoffs: NASA’s 2023 Benefit to the Economy: $76 B!; USSF HoF: Medical Telemetry

Benefits – Tech Transfer: Xploration; NASA Tech Transfer Mission; OTPS YiR and 2023 Report

Education: Student Built Satellite Scores! My NASA Data; Smithsonian Early-Learner Programs