this episode Sawyer and Mark cover a wide variety of topics and catch up on
some news we promised to share like the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture from
October 2013 titled “The Chelyabinsk Meteor: Can We Survive a Bigger Impact?” http://youtu.be/Y-e6xyUZLLs Another
video to check out is one from the NASA YouTube channel titled “2013 Astronaut
Class Talks STEM at Smithsonian Air and Space Museum” Don’t miss what Astronaut
Candidate Anne McClain (@Astroannimal on twitter) has to say about believing in
yourself. The link to the video takes you to 36:38 with Leland Melvin speaking,
then Anne McClain. http://youtu.be/7-iCm9S53Jo?t=36m38s
would Google want with a NASA hanger at Moffett Federal Airfield? #NASA continues to connect with
participants with a first ever Photo #NASASocial at Goddard SpaceFlight Center.
Remember to keep up with NASASocial news
at http://www.nasa.gov/connect The Great Moonbuggy Race has transitioned to
something new, read more about The NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge. It’s
coming up at the US Space and Rocket Center April 10-14 2014 Learn more at http://www.nasa.gov/roverchallenge/home/index.html#.Uvrmsfnw8VU
about 16 Cubesat’s from 9 states selected by NASA to fly from 2015-2017. Our
new topic (maybe first of its type for Talking Space) is numismatist. If you
are one then you already know about the collectable coin celebrating the
European Space Agency and 50 years of space cooperation. They are a limited
edition run from 500 to 10,000 coins depending on denomination. Leland Melvin
announces his retirement and Sawyer shares a quick interview with him from an
event back in July 2012. President and COO of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell was
recently appointed to the FAA Management Advisory Council. The Astronaut Hall
of Fame has selected two astronauts for induction in 2014. Congratulations to
Jerry Ross and Shannon Lucid.
up this show is an interview with RocketSTEM Executive Director and Founder, Chase Clark. Here are the links for your convenience to vote for RocketSTEM
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