I’ve been off on another week of space-related adventures that took me across the entire North American continent. On the East coast, I took a trip with teachers on the Northrop Grumman Weightless Flights of Discovery. The inspiring experience is documented here by our friend Keith Cowing for SpaceRef.
Next, I was off to “Experience the Future” at Wired NextFest in LA. One of the big exhibits showcased the new Google Lunar X PRIZE, a robotic race to the Moon to win a remarkable $30 million prize purse. I even got a picture taken that will fly to the moon!! Also on display were exhibits from NASA centers, including a cool interactive touch-screen wall from Marshall Space Flight Center.
We’ll cover all this and more in our next episode. Stay tuned!
I’ve been off on another week of space-related adventures that took me across the entire North American continent. On the East coast, I took a trip with teachers on the Northrop Grumman Weightless Flights of Discovery. The inspiring experience is documented here by our friend Keith Cowing for SpaceRef.
Next, I was off to “Experience the Future” at Wired NextFest in LA. One of the big exhibits showcased the new Google Lunar X PRIZE, a robotic race to the Moon to win a remarkable $30 million prize purse. I even got a picture taken that will fly to the moon!! Also on display were exhibits from NASA centers, including a cool interactive touch-screen wall from Marshall Space Flight Center.
We’ll cover all this and more in our next episode. Stay tuned!
This week I am out of the studio on assignment in North Carolina. I have been amazed at the complex and time-consuming struggle of the Wright brothers during the dawn of aviation. Much like a Shuttle Launch, the memorial site at Kitty Hawk must be seen in person to be truly understood!
One of the many amazing artifacts hanging in a rather plain spot was a small plaque (pictured on the right). The frame contained a chip of wood and scrap of cloth from the original 1903 Wright Flyer. This alone was worthy of spotlights and a huge sign (both absent!) but the truly remarkable thing to discover was that these pieces had also been to the moon! When Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong set down on the moon, they carried with them these pieces of the first successful aircraft. The artifacts are set between letters authenticating both the pieces and the journey they made into outer space. Amazing!
This week I am out of the studio on assignment in North Carolina. I have been amazed at the complex and time-consuming struggle of the Wright brothers during the dawn of aviation. Much like a Shuttle Launch, the memorial site at Kitty Hawk must be seen in person to be truly understood!
One of the many amazing artifacts hanging in a rather plain spot was a small plaque (pictured on the right). The frame contained a chip of wood and scrap of cloth from the original 1903 Wright Flyer. This alone was worthy of spotlights and a huge sign (both absent!) but the truly remarkable thing to discover was that these pieces had also been to the moon! When Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong set down on the moon, they carried with them these pieces of the first successful aircraft. The artifacts are set between letters authenticating both the pieces and the journey they made into outer space. Amazing!
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robotic race to the Moon to win a remarkable $30 million prize purse. I even got a picture taken that will fly to the moon!! Also on display were exhibits from NASA centers, including a cool interactive touch-screen wall from Marshall Space Flight Center.
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