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 […]
How did I miss this for so long?! Another aerospace engineer has been creating amazing videos on YouTube to help people get smarter every day. Meet Destin from the SmarterEveryDay YouTube channel: This particular video from 2015 talks about the numerous setbacks that Space-X and other launch vehicles had in 2015 to deliver supplies to […]
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 […]
Hi friends! On Saturday, May 23rd, 2015, 9-10 AM US Central Time, I will have the privilege and fun of being the guest on the SASTEMIC Tech City USA Radio Show in San Antonio, Texas. The show is broadcast live on KLUP AM 930. Click the image and you can listen to the show live […]
This past week I went to a local elementary school for their Career Day. The fifth graders had a few professionals from the area come in and spend 20 minutes with each class to talk about their careers and answer questions with the kids. I talked about aerospace engineering and rocket science. I showed a […]
If you care about continuing a vibrant STEM ecosystem and fostering a prosperous future of innovation and human achievement (like I do), read the latest (April 2015) edition of the STEAM newsletter from Georgette Yakman. It has an incredible amount of valuable content. Passing it along here so you can help yourself or help others […]
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 […]
There is another rocket science blog out there on the leading edge of cyberspace…and it’s transmitting the progress of the Dawn spacecraft which recently entered into orbit around Ceres! Marc Rayman, the Dawn chief engineer and mission director at JPL, is the author of the blog. If you didn’t know, Ceres is a dwarf […]
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 […]
