by Pamela | Mar 9, 2008 | Personal
This morning I’m attending an educators workshop at the Lunar and Planetary Institute on “Returning to the Moon.” At 8:45am on a Sunday I find my self in a room packed with formal educators, EPO professionals (that’s my category today), and...
by Pamela | Mar 9, 2008 | Personal
My student Scott is off to see the Space Shuttle Launch (I’m so jealous). He is blogging about it over on Astronomy Cast Live. Please go check out what he has to say and leave him some comments. STS-123 – A Space Geek’s Pilgrimage: Part I STS-123...
by Pamela | Mar 9, 2008 | Astronomy, Meetups, Travel
Part of the reason I’m able to attend the LPSC meeting in Houston is its convenient location in time. Its mid-March date span landed exactly on my Spring Break. For some reason, however, this knowledge hadn’t triggered a flag in my brain to warn me that it...
by Pamela | Mar 8, 2008 | Astronomy, Meetups, News Roundup, Space Craft, Travel
This is going to be another crazy wonderful week on Astronomy Cast Live. Just like we covered the American Astronomical Society meeting last January, this week we will be covering BOTH the launch of STS-123 and the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Houston,...
by Pamela | Mar 4, 2008 | Software, Technology
Everyday, life seems to get a snert more complicated. As IYA gets closer and Astronomy Cast grows, the number of projects I’m involved in is increasing and the projects are increasing in complexity. For the past year one of my colleagues has been trying to sell...