Last weekend I had the satisfaction and reward of volunteering as a robotics inspector at my nearby regional FIRST Robotics competition. The capabilities and work ethic of the kids in these teams was amazing! Some of these teams had to wake up at 4AM to get there on time for the event. I have to […]
The weekend of October 5th & 6th in 2024 offers the special chance for anyone – including you who is reading this – to be a “rocket scientist” who makes a real product and impact! This will be the next annual NASA Space Apps Challenge. This is a weekend hackathon where teams assemble from people […]
There are many pathways to become a “rocket scientist.” One career out there related to rocket science is a space journalist. How can you become a space journalist if you are a kid 8 to 12 years old? If you know a child in the USA, the SpaceKids Global organization has a fantastic competition open […]
Coming up soon – on the weekend of October 7 & 8, 2023, the annual NASA International Space Apps Challenge is happening again. Know what a hackathon is? If so, this is one focused on 30 goals, or projects, or “challenges” defined by NASA. Don’t know what a hackathon is but are eager to learn […]
A journey two years in the making comes to an exciting milestone today. At the end of 2019, I concluded that the most effective way to foster future generations of rocket scientists was to start as early and as young as possible. That meant reaching out to and connecting with toddlers and infants. For those […]
OVERVIEW On September 2, 2021, the first rocket from the space exploration startup company Firefly Aerospace made its first attempt at launch. It was the boldest first rocket launch attempt ever in the history of humankind: to go directly into orbit on the very first try with the first rocket engineered and produced by a […]
Thanks to a new renaissance of space flight, several companies and nations are working toward the return of people to our Moon. This time, we will be there TO STAY. The day (and night) when we can look up to our Moon and say “there are people living up there” will be here soon.Our children and […]
On Saturday, February 6th, 2021, I’m happy and grateful to be the guest speaker for the monthly meeting of the North Houston Space Society. If you want to learn how books aimed specifically at children can help us achieve a better future with space exploration, I hope you’ll join us. Go to the space society’s […]
Exploring in simulated lunar caves. Launching high altitude balloons. Programming robots and autonomous vehicles. Designing and producing objects with 3-D printers. This is how advancing careers in space is done with the WEX Foundation, an educational nonprofit based in San Antonio, Texas, that happens to be founded by a sought-after space architect, Sam Ximenes. The […]
The sooner we can bring people into a happy, successful, and fulfilling life trajectory, the better. This is the conclusion that I have been moving toward as I ask myself what other books I can make that are related to rocket science, space exploration, aerospace, and aviation. If we are ever going to realize our […]
