A Vision of Stars, Grounded in the Dust of Rural India, NY Times“Anupam Kumar, 17, is the eldest son of a scooter-rickshaw driver. Anupam is good at math. He has […]
Education
NASA's Non-Answer Regarding Virtual Space Academy Cancellation
NASA Kills Space Academy Procurement (Earlier post) Editor’s note: On 3 June 2005 I sent an email regarding the cancellation of “Plan for Prioritizing Teacher Training, Integrating Existing Math and […]
NASA Kills Space Academy Procurement
Editor’s note: It has been a week and a half since I posted this comment on 5 June 2005 and requested some background information from NASA. Other than a short […]
NASA Cuts To Education Programs
Reader comment:“I am a physics/computer science HS teacher, and have been getting students involved directly with NASA scientists and engineers through the NASA Student Involvement Program. The program, which has […]
Intern Opportunity
The Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) Mid-Atlantic Chapter Introduces Annual Internship Stipend Program“The SSPI’s Mid-Atlantic Chapter announced today that it will award a $500 – $1,000 stipend to one […]
A Note from the Man Behind Getaway Special Canister Number One
Remarks at the funeral of NASA’s Get Away Special Program – An open letter to Dr. Michael Griffin“But what is the educational community supposed to do…just forget about the space […]
NASA Education and PAO: Asleep at The Wheel (again)
NASA Ames to Host Thousands of Students for Annual Jason Event“Starting Monday, Jan. 31, and continuing through Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, the main auditorium at NASA Ames Research Center, located […]
NASA Expands Education Committment
31 October 2004: NASA’s future explorers, The Times and Democrat“Twenty years from now, when NASA launches its first manned mission to Mars, today’s middle school students would be just the […]
Starfleet Academy is born – almost
Officials activate National Security Space Institute“Air Force Space Command officials stood up a space education and training organization here recently that they said will provide the foundation to creating a […]
Another press release issued too late to matter
2 September 2004: NASA scientists provide opportunity to educate the next generation, NASA ARC “On Sept. 7, 2004, in collaboration with San Jose State University, San Jose, Calif., the Computing, […]
