Category Archives: Education

Friday / 8 November 2013

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Universities Partner With NASA,
Open Science Centers

SSERVI, Universities

University Of Cincinnati To Open Neil Armstrong Space Science Institute To Promote Space-Based Research & Engineering In Partnership With Ames Research Center; University Of Central Florida Daniel Britt (L) Awarded US$6M Grant To Establish Center For Lunar & Asteroid Surface Science; Will Aid NASA In Planning Exploration Missions To The Moon, Asteroids, Mars Moons; Chosen As 1 of 9 Organizations Under SSERVI Program

Image Credit: UCF, UC, SSERVI, NASA

Thursday / 24 October 2013

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GLXP Featured In New Planetarium Show

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Back To The Moon For Good, Educational Fulldome Show To Debut In Over 80 Planetariums Around The World In Nov 2013; Narrated By Tim Allen, 25-Minute Show Features Insider Look At Teams Vying For US$30M Google Lunar XPRIZE, Animates Successful Launch / Landing / Tour Of Lunar Surface / Future Moon Settlement; Several GLXP Teams Now Planning To Launch Together To Save On Costs

Image Credit: GLXP, Disney / Pixar

Friday / 18 October 2013

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Stanford On The Moon:
Human Moon Missions

SOM 2013

SOM 2013 Reunion Conference: Human Moon Missions – A Center For 21st Century Leadership, Friday 18 Oct; Talks Given By Visionary Entrepreneurs Advancing Cislunar Travel & Commerce, Moon South Pole As Destination Of Importance / Discovery; (L To R) SOM Alumni Club & ILOA Steve Durst, Golden Spike Co Alan Stern, Moon Express Adrian Adamson, Shackleton Energy Co Jim Keravala, Interorbital Systems Randa Milliron; Over 100 Stanford Alumni To Participate

Image Credit: SOM, ILOA, GSC, Shackleton, NASA

Thursday / 17 October 2013

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Stanford Astronautics Preparing Next Generation Of Lunar Explorers

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Aeronautics & Astronautics Department Chair Charbel Farhat (TR) Says His Stanford Students Dream Of Getting To The Moon; One Of Largest In Nation, Stanford Department Currently Has 200 Graduate Students & Dozens Of Undergraduates, 12 Full-Time Faculty Members; Proximate Access To Prestigious Internships: NASA Ames, Lockheed Martin, Loral Space; Cutting-Edge Research On Subjects Such As Spacecraft Design, Deep Space Machines 

Image Credit: Stanford University

Friday / 11 October 2013

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Moonworker Alan Bean
2-Day Lecture In England

Alan Bean Lecture

Alan Bean – Apollo 12 Lunar Module Pilot, 4th Man To Walk On The Moon (31.5 Hours On Moon, 8 Hours Of EVAs), 1 Of 8 Remaining Moonwalkers, Skylab 3 Commander, Space Artist – Giving Public Lecture About His Experiences In Space / On Moon Oct 11 & 12 In West Yorkshire, England; British Interplanetary Society Member Ken Willoughby Organizes ‘Space Lectures’ To Inspire, Educate UK Children, Public

Image Credit: Space Lectures, NASA, Collectspace

Friday / 27 September 2013

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ARTEMIS Moon Orbiters Reveal Path Of Energy Through Space

ARTEMIS Moon

ARTEMIS Teams With THEMIS & GOES 13 / 15 Spacecraft To Track Sun Energy As It Hurtles Around Earth Magnetosphere, Forms Aurora (Substorm); Results Published In Science 27 Sep Show Small Events Unfolding Over 1 Millisecond Can Result In 30-Minute Energy Flows & Cover Area 10x Larger Than Earth; Can Help Scientists To One Day Predict Space Weather; Lunar Orbiters Offer Unique Perspective Of Magnetotail, Through Which Moon Travels 1x Month

Pictured: ARTEMIS & THEMIS P.I. Vassilis Angelopoulos (T) & Project Manager David Sibeck (B)

Image Credit: NASA, JPL / Caltech, Berkeley

Friday / 20 September 2013

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LADEE Update, Moon Regolith Research

LADEE & Moon Regolith

LADEE In 2nd Phasing Loop Orbit Around Earth, Continues Instrument Checkout & Calibration Activities; Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrometer In Bake-Out To Boil Off Any Contaminants; After 3rd Orbital Loop Will Fire Thrusters To Achieve Moon Orbit, Study Moon Atmosphere & Dust; NASA MSFC & USGS Creating Simulated Lunar Regolith From Stillwater Mine Rocks In Nye, Montana To Support Future Lunar Exploration

Image Credit: NASA / GSFC, A. Reinhold

Friday / 13 September 2013

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Astronauts Train Underground For Space / Moon Missions

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Canada Astronaut Jeremy Hansen & 5 International Crew Members Will Live / Work In Sa Grutta Caves In Sardinia, Italy For 6 Days For ESA CAVES Training To Simulate Space Exploration Challenges: Limited Privacy & Supplies, Multicultural Team Work, Technical Issues While Exploring Uncharted Areas; Hansen Spent Time In Canada High Arctic To Learn About Impact Formation & Geology For Future Moon Missions

Image Credit: CSA, ESA, S. Noguchi, NASA/GSFC/ASU

Friday / 23 August 2013

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Lunar Water Talk At Lunar & Planetary Institute

LPI Water Moon

Michael Poston Georgia Tech Chemist Gives Update On Modern Lunar Water At LPI In Houston TX; IR Spectroscopy & Neutron Depletion Remote Sensing Data Support Idea Of Hydroxyl & Water Loss, Migration, Replenishment Cycle Each Lunar Day; Will Discuss Origins & Retention Mechanisms Of Volatiles, Discrepancy Of Water-Ice In Permanently Shadowed Regions, Apollo Sample Experiments, Solar Wind & Lunar Regolith Interactions

Image Credit: LPI, NASA, JHU/APL, CIW, NAIC, Arecibo Observatory

Wednesday / 21 August 2013

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Students Getting Involved In LADEE Mission

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LADEE Partnering With Lewis Center For Educational Research & NASA JPL To Provide Students Opportunity To Help Track & Monitor Status Of Spacecraft In Flight; Students Will Remotely Control 34-M Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope From Their Classrooms To Determine Status & Position Of Craft; University Of Hawaii-Hilo Raising Funds To Send Intern Krystal Schlechter To Witness 6 Sep LADEE Launch From Wallops Flight Facility In VA

Image Credit: NASA, lewiscenter.org/gavrt/, imiloahawaii.org