Author Archives: Pam Hoffman

If You Are In…

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Pam Hoffman

From:  Space Calendar …online …Washington, D.C. …Glasgow, United Kingdom …Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia …Columbia, MD …Pasadena CA Or …Houston or San Antonia, TX 2013 Jan 14 — The Space Foundation, Astronauts Memorial Foundation, NASA, Online: Application Deadline: 2013 Alan Shepard Technology … Continue reading →

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Space Launch System in Demand

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Pam Hoffman

From: AL.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — In one of its last acts before adjourning, the 112th Congress gave final approval Wednesday to a law telling policymakers in both the White House and NASA — again — that Congress is serious about … Continue reading →

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Get Your Astronomy Fix!

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Pam Hoffman

From: Space.com Nearly 3,000 astronomers will descend upon Long Beach, Calif., next week for the year’s largest astronomy conference. The 221st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) kicks off Sunday (Jan. 6) and will run through Jan. 10 at … Continue reading →

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Find Resources in Unusual Places

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Pam Hoffman

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Sometimes you learn things in unusual ways. The ‘Booth Tour’ video might be your first exposure to a couple of things you might not know about otherwise. The headline “Emily Gets a JPL Booth Tour at DPS” gives us our … Continue reading →

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Take a Break!

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Pam Hoffman

“6. Take a vacation “Vacations are the best way to recharge your soul.” ~Barbara Corcoran From the ‘Bonus Manual’ in her book Use What You’ve Got, and Other Business Lessons I Learned from My Mom Perhaps you noticed.  The Everyday … Continue reading →

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Another Educational Resource

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Pam Hoffman

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On a different page of the Uwingu site, they offer free info to help you learn some interesting stuff… “At Uwingu, we want you involved in space science, but we also want you to have the very best space science … Continue reading →

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GRAIL Crashes today!

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Pam Hoffman

From: Discovery News A pair of robotic space probes circling the moon to reveal what is inside will make suicidal plunges to the lunar surface next week, a planned — albeit dramatic — finale to a mission that is giving … Continue reading →

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Uwingu

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Pam Hoffman

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You what goo? Uwingu! It’s another way to participate in the exploration of space! For one of their products, you can name a planet and/or vote on the name.  Then you can donate them a little cash for the privileged … Continue reading →

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BOGO Bosons?

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Pam Hoffman

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First found on:  Facebook Could the Large Hadron Collider team have discovered TWO Higgs Bosons? The original data was released in July, and it showed that the Higgs Boson seems to decay into two photons slightly more often than predicted. … Continue reading →

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Respond to an RFI

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Pam Hoffman

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“INTRODUCTION The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Launch Service Program (LSP) invites you to submit a response to this inquiry to assist in the development of an approach to provide the Agency with an upper stage service. LSP serves … Continue reading →

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