For anyone who is of school age, or even an adult, who wants to do something in the aerospace world but doesn’t know how to get started, one my favorite recommendations is to be a participant in the annual NASA Space Apps Challenge. This is a weekend hackathon where people form teams, pick one of […]
This is a special guest post from Elizabeth Kennick, President of Teachers in Space Did you know, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to do your own space research? Teachers in Space has helped teachers, students, and other space enthusiasts build, fly, and collect data from low cost experiments since 2012. From eleventh-graders […]
If you are a parent, teacher, friend, colleague, mentor, or relative of anyone in middle school who shows any interest in space travel, tell them about the Generation Beyond program from Lockheed Martin. This article from engadget gives an excellent overview of the STEM program that focuses on aerospace technologies and careers. Here is a […]
Wow! AIAA with the sponsorship of Airbus are providing five days of live streaming events and programs to anyone who wants to watch them! This is an incredible value if you want to hear from top leaders and innovators in the aerospace and aviation worlds. Here’s the main page with the agenda of events and […]
Whether you live in the United States or not, if you study and work in the English language and are pursuing a career in aerospace, you know that it’s a difficult field to enter. It isn’t easy for anyone, in my honest opinion and experience. But for many people, there are additional challenges and barriers […]
If you’ve been here for any length of time, you know that I am a huge proponent and advocate for professional societies. (Read Tips #3, #7, #9, and #10 to learn why and how they can help you!) Within AIAA, (the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), they currently have some working groups to tackle […]
On Saturday, May 23rd, 2015, I was honored to be the guest along with Terri Eichholz (Gifted & Talented teacher in Northeast Independent School District) on the SASTEMIC Tech City USA Radio Show, sponsored by Hallmark University. The focus of the show was how to be a rocket scientist, local aerospace activities, and STEM education […]
Do you live in San Antonio, Texas and want to do something related to aerospace? There are lots of ways to channel your passion into a fun, productive activity for yourself or with other people! That is a big point of Tip #2 in my book, How To Be a Rocket Scientist. Tip #2 is […]
Thanks to a very powerful (and automatic) Google Alert that I set up, I found out about more powerful after school STEM programs from Ellen Lettvin in the US Department of Education: Engagement, Creativity and Inspiration Found in New Afterschool STEM Programs. One program mentioned here that you definitely should check out is the NASA […]
You don’t have to be an astronaut or rocket scientist to make a great contribution in aerospace and STEM education! Read this article in CollectSpace about a new initiative called ShareSpace which John Travolta and astronaut Buzz Aldrin are partnering on with a launch in 2015. This is fantastic news for anyone who wants […]
