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: Star Trek Turns 60; Spectacular Total Solar Eclipse; Wait ‘til Next Year; and the Year after That!
New From NASA: JPL Celebrates its 90th Year of Operation in October; NASA’s MAX POWER Aerospace Expo in November
Item of the Week: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Aviation: Accident in New Mexico, Aviation Week on GPS Spoofing and Jamming; Jet Fuel Shortages Loom; Warning from Ukraine
Astronomy: Cosmic Dawn; Light Pollution and a Crowded LEO; Lots More Pleiades; Astronomy in Antarctica; Have We Found Alien Life (Already)?
Solar System Exploration: BepiColumbo Approaches Mercury; Giant Impact Theory of the Formation of Our Moon – Revised? Phobos “Eclipses” Earth
Humans in Space: Artemis III Progress Report; Moon Base User’s Guide; Taikonauts to Fly Around Moon in 2027; Moon to Mars Architecture
Citizen Science: Unistellar Network Finds Exoplanets and Asteroids; Space Telescope CS; CSers find 3000 Brown Dwarfs and Earth-like Exoplanet
Calendar: Space-related Outreach Opportunities for September and October
Benefits - Spinoffs: NASA Benefits $76B in 2023; Not All Spinoffs are Technological
Benefits – Tech Transfer: Tech Transfer Mission; USSF HoF: Aerodynamic Vehicle Design
Education Resources: NASA’s Eyes; Exploring Space Lectures; NASA PP Slides for EPO; Sourcebook for Teaching Science