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 OF AIR AND SPACE THIS WEEK

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS of this INSTALLMENT

Of Special Interest: NASM Program “Return to Venus;” NASA is “Cool Again!” Hail Mary; How NASM will Celebrate America’s 250th; Goodbye to “A Private Universe”

New From NASAArtemis 2 Succeeds; NASA Administrator’s Confidence

Item of the Week: The Younger Dryas Cold Event and Pluto’s So-called Demotion: Case Studies of the Process of Scientific Inquiry

Aviation: Jet Fuel Shortage Looms; Airline Ticket Fee Considered; Aviation Week webcasts

Astronomy: Threats to Ground-based Astronomy: Light Pollution and LEO Crowding

Solar System Exploration: Organic Molecules found by Perseverance, Curiosity, and OSIRIS-REx

Humans in Space: Spudnik 1; Robots and Lava Tubes; Moon to Mars Architecture

Citizen Science: Nearby Earthlike(?) Exoplanet Found; CSer Finds New Moon of Jupiter

Calendar: Space-related Outreach Opportunities for May and June

Benefits - Spinoffs: NASA Benefits $76B in 2023; Not All Spinoffs are Technological

Benefits – Tech Transfer: Tech Transfer Mission; USSF HoF: Commercial Earth-Imaging Satellites

Education Resources: NASA PowerPoint Slides for EPO; Sourcebook for Teaching Science