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