Monthly Archives: July 2011

Mae Jemison, US Astronaut, gave a talk at a TED conference in 2002.  She spoke on the importance of recognizing the need for a balance between art and science.  That’s today’s blog post topic as it’s an issue that was … Continue reading →

I am currently in Kissimmee, Florida.  I drove down here earlier this past week to attend the final launch of the space shuttle Atlantis.  Two SSEP students, Amalia Hosken (my daughter!) and Heba Abuzer, rode down with me.  Two more … Continue reading →

What progress!!!  Our SSEPers have worked hard to finish prepping their samples for flight.  We had a few hiccups in prep (real life science!!!!), but they were able to get back on track.  I have plenty of photographs to share, … Continue reading →