
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
NOTES for WEBSITE USE
Each section of the “News” tab contains: first, links and other information resources pertinent to the section topic, then selected current event news items. The same is true for the two sections of the “Benefits” tab; links and other information resources pertinent to the section topic are listed first, then examples or other info relating to that section come second. The Education tab is similar. The first two sections contain links and other resources pertinent to each section; the third section, News & Tips are more “current events” in nature.
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS of this INSTALLMENT
Of Special Interest: Proposed 2026 Budget Will Decimate Science in the USA; MethaneSAT Lost
New From NASA: NASA KAOS
Item of the Week: Museo Galileo
Aviation: Hybrid Propulsion News; Middle East Aviation Concerns; R.I.P. Fred Smith
Astronomy: Great News (and Pix) from VRO; NASA’s Cosmic Dawn video
Solar System Exploration: Venus: Magellan Data Revisited; Psyche Mission News
Humans in Space: Leaky ISS; Planning for the Demise of the ISS; More Accessible Moon Ice?
Citizen Science: Inspirational Story about Academic Mentoring! CSers Find 430,000 Galaxies
Calendar: Key Anniversaries for 2025 Can Help Outreach Efforts
Benefits - Spinoffs: NASA Benefit to the Economy: $76 B!; Xploration Outer Space
Benefits – Tech Transfer: Tech Transfer Mission; USSF HoF: Chronos Vision Eye-Tracking Device
Education: Smithsonian Early Learners Programs, NASM Paper Airplanes and Spacecraft Models