Barb David Blog Entry from NSTA - Boston

Today (Saturday) is a big day for space science educators. The Aerospace Educators Luncheon speaker is educator-astronaut Barbara Morgan who flew the Space Shuttle to the International Space Station in summer 2007. The Coalition for Space Exploration is the sponsor of the event....

Penny Glackman Blog Entry from NSTA - Boston

The highlight of today at NSTA was simply, Barbara Morgan.  She is an educator astronaut who was a mission specialist on STS-118 last summer. Barb was the speaker at the Aerospace Educators' Luncheon where she discussed her experience on STS-118...

Penny Glackman Blog Entry from NSTA - Boston


I had a very productive day here at NSTA!  My favorite session today was the featured speaker, Dr. Ioannis Miaoulis spoke about ‘Re-engineering the Curriculum’.  He is the President and Director of the Museum of Science, Boston...

Reporting from the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference in Boston...where almost 20,000 science educators roam the massive science education exhibit area and attend inspiring workshops...are Penny Glackman and Barbara David.

 One of the two Coalition for Space Exploration's teacher members of their Board of Advisors, Penny Glackman, and space educator/contractor for the Coalition, Barbara David, are on the scene and blogging their experiences and insights, as well as those of other attendees.

TARGET MOON: LOOKING FOR LANDING SPOTS
By Leonard David

Take the well-known phrase from the real estate biz - but add in a dash of celestial seasoning: location, location, location.

That is exactly what NASA exploration planners and scientists are considering when mapping out the future whereabouts of an outpost on the Moon. NASA recently obtained the highest resolution terrain mapping to date of the Moon’s rugged south polar region. That locale is being considered as a candidate landing spot, not only for robotic and human missions, but as an ideal site to place a solar-powered lunar base.

SPACE SENSOR WORK EYED FOR AUTOMOBILE, AVIATION MARKETS
By Leonard David

An advanced sensor designed for space flight is poised to benefit automotive, energy and industrial markets.

A Space Act Agreement has been signed between NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio and INPROX Technology Corporation (ITC) of Boston, Massachusetts to develop advanced silicon carbide-based sensors.

Silicon carbide electronics can work at high heat-loads, in the range of 1,112-degrees Fahrenheit (600 degrees Celsius). That’s an advance over conventional silicon-based electronics that must be packaged in a controlled environment to thwart high temperatures. Moreover, complex and often costly thermal management systems are required to beat the heat.