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: In the Sky Alert; Wildfires, JPL, and Mt. Wilson; NASA REUs in Hawai’i

New From NASA: NASA at AAS; NISAR; New NASA Administrator Named

Item of the Week: General Harold H. “Hap” Arnold

Aviation: Waterbomber Damaged by Drone; FAA Funds Airport Upgrades; AW: Space & China

Astronomy: In the Sky Alert: Moon occults Mercury (1/13), possible bright comet later in week

Solar System Exploration: BepiColumbo at Mercury; Chiron: Kiss and Capture or Impact Scar?

Humans in Space: Toyota Gets into the Space Biz; Moon to Mars Plan Architecture

Citizen Science: Citizen Scientist Scores Big! Citizen Science at AGU

Calendar: Key Anniversaries for 2025 Can Help Outreach Efforts

Benefits - Spinoffs: NASA’s 2023 Benefit to the Economy: $76 B!; USSF HoF: Ka-band SDR

Benefits – Tech Transfer: Xploration; NASA Tech Transfer Mission; NASA Info Helps All!

Education: Attention Educators and K-12 Students; Smithsonian Program for Early Learners