Welcome to Part 2 of my wonder-filled experience at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, Maryland! Here, I will share much more of the SOCIAL part of the NASA Social event. In case you missed it, I shared more of the history and significance of the DART mission in Part 1. So, feel free […]
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Part 1: NASA’s DART Mission – They REALLY Did Crash Into An Asteroid!
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) command team at Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory celebrating the successful impact of the DART spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos. Photo credit: NASA/JHUAPL Yes indeed, planetary defense is a very real thing. NASA and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab proved it right before our eyes on September 26, […]
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NASA Special Program “Apollo 13: Home Safe” Marks the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13 Mission
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, no NASA in-person activities are planned or sponsored to mark the Apollo 13 anniversary. However, a wealth of new content and programming, historic documents, still and video imagery are available online, including previously unreleased conversations between the crew of Apollo 13 and the recently restored Apollo Mission Control Center […]
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy STP-2 Launch: Part 2
Day 1 of my NASA social experience was big fun, informative…and hot! {For the record, according to the locals, it was an unusually hot day that day.} If you missed the details of my day, click here to catch up on Part 1. And once you are ready…read on for NASA social STP-2, Part 2! […]
SpaceX Falcon Heavy STP-2 Launch: A Nasa Social Experience to Remember! Part 1
Friends, I’m having a hard time putting this experience into words. So let me start by saying: IT WAS AMAZING!! This two-day Nasa Social event was something truly special. I saw so much and learned so much, and I met the most amazing people. I got the chance to be a true space enthusiast with […]