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: USSF Space Symposium News; Aviation Week podcasts
New From NASA: NASA (and NOAA) Face Extreme Cuts; NASA Inventions Recognized
Item of the Week: Adler Planetarium
Aviation: Aviation Week on NATO and the Space Race; DOT Incentives for ATC
Astronomy: Exoplanet K2-18b; Interstellar Interlopers; Nearby Supernova Candidate
Solar System Exploration: Lucy at Asteroid Donaldjohnson, Large Organic Molecules on Mars
Humans in Space: 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: LaRC-SI’s Medical Applications
Education: Smithsonian Early Learners Programs