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Find STEM education resources with STEM is ELEMENTARY NEWSLETTER from Bob Claymier

Many teachers, administrators, parents, or community volunteers want to promote and provide more STEM in our schools.  That’s fantastic!  We need more champions for STEM!  (Just like we need more rocket scientists!) One excellent resource that I found and subscribe to is the STEM Is Elementary newsletter from Bob Claymier.  You can find it online […]


Space Show episode with Brett Hoffstadt available here 2

Hey rocket science and aerospace career trailblazers!  The recording of my appearance on The Space Show with Dr. David Livingston is now available at this link.  The show aired on Friday, February 20th, 2015.  His page has a nice summary of the show.  If you want to jump right into the MP3 playback click here.  […]


Engineers Week 2015 is Feb 22-28

The biggest and best week of the year for lots of engineering (and future engineers) is coming up!  February 22-28, 2015 is Engineer’s Week in the U.S. Thousands of events, programs, and activities are happening all around the country.  Whether you are a student, parent, teacher, professional, or retiree there are fun and interesting things […]


Trip report: The Challenger Learning Center at San Antonio College 3

Who would love an immersive, interactive, hands-on educational experience about space and STEM?!? Almost every kid and future rocket scientist that I know! Last week I had the great experience of getting a tour and doing an AIAA Engineers as Educators workshop at the Challenger Learning Center at San Antonio College.  This center is part […]


Review and recommendation: Engineer Your Own Success

If you want to be a rocket scientist or aerospace professional, this website is dedicated to helping you. But if you are an engineer looking for more comprehensive career advice, I have another hearty recommendation and great resource for you. Anthony Fasano is a Professional Engineer (PE) who has also become a certified career coach. […]


Your chance to put Raspberry Pi in space 3

Continuing with aerospace connections and this week’s Hour of Code, UK astronaut Tim Peake and Raspberry Pi have teamed up to create a competition for projects to be used on the International Space Station. There is now a new board called the “Astro Pi” that will be the basis for this competition.  The competition is […]