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
LATEST INSTALLMENT
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS of this INSTALLMENT
Of Special Interest: U.S. Weapons in Space; Finding Earth’s Center of Mass; Total Solar Eclipse 2026, 2027, and 2028
New From NASA: NGRST News; Brown Dwarfs Running Free; NASA to Help Establish U.S. Space Academy; MAX POWER Aerospace Expo
Item of the Week: Bird Strike!
Aviation: AI-Ready Aerospace Workforce; National Championship Air Races News; Jet Fuel Shortages & Price Increases Loom; FAA Radar Upgrade Slips
Astronomy: Good News about NGRST; Pandora spacecraft news; Cosmic Dawn; Light Pollution and a Crowded LEO; Lots More Pleiades
Solar System Exploration: Curiosity’s Red Planet Panorama; R.I.P. Don Wilhelms; Earth has Eight Continents; A New Crater on the Moon
Humans in Space: NASA’s Down to Earth video series; Starliner and Crew Dragon; Moon Base User’s Guide; Moon to Mars Architecture
Citizen Science: Students find “backsplash galaxies” moons of Jupiter; Astronomy CS Opportunities
Calendar: Aerospace-related Outreach Opportunities for November and December
Benefits - Spinoffs: NASA Benefits $76B in 2023; Not All Spinoffs are Technological
Benefits – Tech Transfer: Tech Transfer Mission; USSF HoF: Petroleum Remediation Product
Education Resources: Next Month’s Item: NASM Education Update; NASA’s Eyes; Exploring Space Lectures; NASA PP Slides for EPO; Sourcebook for Teaching Science