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: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy to Retire; AW: Is U.S. Losing Leadership in Space?
New From NASA: NASA Faces Extreme Cuts; NASA Launches Two Spacecraft Successfully
Item of the Week: NASA Spinoffs 1976: Three Valuable Benefits
Aviation: How Safe is Air Travel? Burning Plane at DIA; Close call at Midway; and More
Astronomy: Black Holes: A Beginning? Primordial Galaxy’s Complex Chemistry
Solar System Exploration: Blue Ghost Lands Successfully, Observes Eclipse
Humans in Space: Another Setback for SpaceX; More Accessible Moon Ice?
Citizen Science: Twenty-five Proposals Accepted; CSers find 430,000 New 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: Radiant Catalytic Ionization
Education: Horkheimer Youth Awards; NASM Early Learners