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 Celebrates Its 50th with An Air and Space Artifact from Every State/Territory; The Danger to/of Satellite Constellations
New From NASA: Explore JPL; NASA’s First A is Important; Serbia in Artemis Accords
Item of the Week: The Origin of the National Academy of Science, the Smithsonian Institution, and its National Air (and Space) Museum
Aviation: Jet Fuel Shortages Loom; FedEx Wants More SAF; Airbus/Boeing Disagree
Astronomy: Swift Observatory Boost Plans/Problems; Threats to Ground-based Astronomy; Many More Pleaides; Astronomy in Antarctica; Exoplanet with atmosphere in Goldilocks Zone Found
Solar System Exploration: New Mars Rovers Planned; Percy Beyond Jezero; Tidal Heating of Jovian Moons; Organic Molecules on Bennu, Ryugu
Humans in Space: Moon Base User’s Guide; Taikonauts to Fly Around Moon in 2027; Moon to Mars Architecture
Citizen Science: Unistellar Network Finds Exoplanets and Asteroids; CSers find 3000 Brown Dwarfs; Nearby Earthlike(?) Exoplanet Found;
Calendar: Space-related Outreach Opportunities for August/September are Excellent!
Benefits - Spinoffs: NASA Benefits $76B in 2023; Not All Spinoffs are Technological
Benefits – Tech Transfer: Tech Transfer Mission; USSF HoF: Micro Algae Nutritional Supplements and Products
Education Resources: NASA PP Slides for EPO; Sourcebook for Teaching Science