The original Teachers in Space program led by Ed Wright became Citizens in Space, which has reserved 10 flights aboard the XCOR Lynx suborbital spaceplane for teachers as well as other citizen space explorers
Our 2014 launch cost will be $25,000 and We Need Your Help! Our 2010 NASA Educational Outreach Grant expires the end of August 2013. We’re running a RocketHub crowdfunding campaign just this month of August 2013 to support next year’s launch, and asking everyone we know to please contribute whatever you can. Even $5 from everyone who sees this mail will easily get us there, especially if you then forward this mail to everyone you know! We have some great incentives for you, from mission patches to SpaceX tshirts to signed books about the New Space Frontier. You can even have a Skype Session or a personal visit from one of our Teachers in Space!
250 teachers have attended our workshops and taken glider lessons, launched tracked and recovered high altitude balloons, learned Arduino programming, built and worked with data sensors, and worked with their students to design experiments for our International Space Station experiment launch competition. We’ve received ongoing support for the workshops from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and other partners, but we dearly need YOUR support to cover the cost of our 2014 ISS launch. Please will you help and get others to do the same?
This guide covers how to get started cheaply in astronomy and then progresses to a guide to telescopes and what to consider when buying a telescope. Once you have your equipment the guide covers setting up a telescope, what to start out observing, how to develop your knowledge of the night sky and provides a list of uk astronomy equipment to begin expanding your range and skills.
Space is a really big place. The Earth, the Sun, and all the other planets live in a relatively quiet corner of an average sized Galaxy in a pretty nice cosmic neighborhood. There is plenty of space, lush nebulae and families of stars that pretty much keep to themselves. It’s a great place to be.
Let’s Go Exploring
While we can’t yet warp to other planets to get a close-up look, we have learned a lot about our place in the universe. Robotic probes, powerful telescopes, and human ingenuity have given us the ambition to not only ask questions, but also get answers about our place in the cosmos.
This book is simple guide to the Universe. It doesn’t explain everything, but it does cover some of the more intriguing spectacles and wonders. It’s data that we have discovered in our search to understand where we fit into the universe.
It’s Only An Hour Away By Car
Space is big, but it’s very close to us. You could get there in an hour if your car could go straight up. When we look at the universe, we see distances that just boggle the mind. ‘Out There’ helps you make sense of the numbers by relating them to items and ideas you might come across every day.
Join us in taking a quick adventure around our cosmic block. We’ll learn about some of the wonderful sights to see ‘Out There.’ Grab your ‘Small Guide to a Big Universe’ and let’s get started!
Less than 2 months to get your kids into the 7th annual Reach for the Stars ~ National Rocket Competition.
Deadline August 31st
To help you get started we are including a FREE Launch Set (value over $25) with every order for one dozen or more Competitor Packs (less than $14 each)
Competitor Packs include: rocket kit, supplies for 2 launches, certificate & Registration in the national competition.
Total cost – $165 for 12 Competitor Packs & Launch Set – delivered to you.
Available from Estes or Quest.
Competition is held at your location. No travel hassle or expense. www.TheRocketman.net