Podcasts about solar system ambassador

Dean chats with Kay Ferrari, NASA's Solar System Ambassadors Coordinator, a program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Listen in to and learn about what it takes to earn this coveted title and how you can participate!Send us your thoughts at lookingup@wvxu.org or post them on social media using #lookinguppodFind Us Online: Twitter: @lookinguppod @deanregas, Instagram: @917wvxu @deanregas, Tiktok: @cincinnatipublicradio @astronomerdean, Episode transcript: www.wvxu.org/podcast/looking-up, More from Dean: www.astrodean.com

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Jennifer Cresswell, Founder of Thoughtgro. Jennifer grew up in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area and having a background in industrial engineering from Cornell, Jennifer's drive to improve and optimize systems led her to launch Thoughtgro in July 2022. Despite initial challenges and a steep learning curve, Jennifer emphasized that her success stems from a blend of creative problem-solving and proven processes. Networking, content creation, and thought leadership have been key strategies for her, helping her build meaningful connections and attract clients.Jennifer also discussed her passion for space, revealing her role as a volunteer Solar System Ambassador for NASA, where she educates the community about space science. Looking ahead to 2024, she aims for growth by fostering partnerships and continuing to build her business while maintaining a mindset of collaboration and mutual benefit. Jennifer's approach highlights the importance of genuine connections and a growth-oriented mindset in entrepreneurship.Discover the blend of analytical precision and space exploration that defines Jennifer Cresswell's journey on this episode of The First Customer!Guest Info:Thoughtgrohttps://www.thoughtgro.com/Jennifer Cresswell's LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-cresswell-2a39892b/Connect with Jay on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jayaigner/The First Customer Youtube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@thefirstcustomerpodcastThe First Customer podcast websitehttps://www.firstcustomerpodcast.comFollow The First Customer on LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/company/the-first-customer-podcast/

En este episodio hablamos de uno de los efectos de la naturaleza que le debemos dar gracias, ya que se utilizan en muchísimos artefactos que te hacen la vida mas fácil. No solo esto, también fue, una vez más, el gran Albert Einstein quien completo la descripción de que sucedía. Dale oído. Agustin Valenzuela es el host. Autor de el universo en arroz con habichuelas. También de la parte uno y dos de La exploradora, titan y draco. Y no solo eso, también de las historias cortas para sentarse en el inodoro. Me pueden ver si están pendientes a mis redes sociales, dando charlas de NASA, donde soy un Solar System Ambassador y tratamos de educar la mente en el pensamiento critico y como analizar las cositas, trayéndoles las misiones de NASA mas brutales. Así que vayan a @curiosidacientificapodcast en las redes sociales y pueden ver los links de todo en los show notes. vale.alva (@curiosidacientificapodcast) • Fotos y videos de Instagram @curiosidadcientificapodcast's link in bio | Linktree --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agustin-valenzuela/support

Jen Jones is an 8th grade STEM teacher, a Space Foundation Teacher Liaison, a Solar System Ambassador, and a Space ward Bound Educator. She regularly presents on space topics to civic groups, libraries, and schools around northern Utah, and has hosted and organized 5 well-respected annual Space/STEM community outreach nights. Ms. Jones believes in teaching from a real world perspective to promote classroom engagement and to help fill the Stem Pipeline of the future. One example is NASA research project called Growing Beyond Earth which Jones will present to Teacher Liaisons at the Space Symposium in April. Jenn and her students also work internationally for educational organizations such as African Independence Development or AID to help raise money and awareness for a modernized high school where Jenn could still help train teachers long after she returns home. And these are just a few of the many experiences she provides for her students. We see Jen Jones as one who emulates a BlueSky Learning philosophy and know you will enjoy this episode as much as we will. Stay tuned after for takeaway. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shawna-christenson2/support

Ravi currently serves as a Foreign National Tour Guide and a Global Space Ambassador for John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In 2019, he was nominated by Astronauts and held the position of Solar System Ambassador for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in Pasadena, California. In 2016, he officially retired from NASA, after a stellar career covering over 28+ years. He was the only person of Indian origin to work on both launch Pads (Complex 39A/39B), from where NASA sent humans to land on the Moon. Sponsored by @Siemens Software

NASA and the JPL have opened up their Solar System Ambassador applications. Find out how you can join Astr0Nick as a Solar System Ambassador. Also, have you ever wondered what it would look like if you stood on the moon during lunar eclipse? Or why the moon appears big on the horizon? And Astr0Nick needs your help with naming a segment and how you can earn a neat prize! All of this and more in episode 9!

Do you feel like you'd like to do something useful with your passion for space flight? Well today we talk to a Solar System Ambassador, John Wolfram, to find out how you might be able to help.More info on joining the Solar System Ambassadors Program; https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/ambassadors John Wolfram:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnwolframspaceYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP-msYclZyESF0r0f-lERPQTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/john_wolframInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnwolframNASA SSA: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/ambassadors/2346/ Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guest, plus videos of any launches.Image Credits: NASA SSASpace and Things:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: info@andthingsproductions.comSpace and Things is brought to you And Things Productions https://www.andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fellow astronomer and science communicator Cheyenne aka The Black Space Girl is joining Space Talk chat all about what she's doing in her work & her astro outreach!!! *hint* it involves a super cool mobile observatory plan!! Cheyenne Smith has always had an interest in art and a love for science and believes both play a significant part in understanding the universe and world around us. Cheyenne holds a B.A. in communications and is working toward a degree in astronomy. Her love for the cosmos has led her to serve as a Solar System Ambassador for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and chapter coordinator for Science Heads, a non profit located in Orange County, California. In both volunteer positions, Cheyenne aims to encourage and address minorities in the field of astronomy. To help expand on these efforts, she has been working to build a mobile observatory to be featured in neighborhoods locally to share STEAM through astronomy. Cheyenne is an Earthling who loves Paris, faux fur, tea and picnics. Instagram, TikTok: @blackspacegirl Email: cheyenne@blackspacegirl.com The solar system ambassador program also offers exclusive professional development sessions for ambassadors. Cheyenne is also launching her own YouTube channel soon called Black Space Girl, so keep a lookout for that!! Eclipse Ambassador NASA program Announcement for Colleges - April 2022 Undergraduate students are invited to become Eclipse Ambassadors and help prepare their community for a pair of exciting celestial events! Two solar eclipses will soon cross North America - the first an annular solar eclipse on Oct 14, 2023, followed by a total solar eclipse on Apr 8, 2024. College students will be partnered with amateur astronomers and trained as Eclipse Ambassadors to bring NASA science and cultural connections of this natural phenomenon to their communities. Working with libraries and other partners, we hope to reach 500 communities across the country, with emphasis on traditionally underserved audiences. Join us to learn new skills, make connections, and share your love of science with the public! Undergraduates: Please help us better serve future Eclipse Ambassadors. Take 5 minutes to answer these questions and qualify for one of five $20 Target Gift Cards! https://forms.gle/8RdECwKSaiVbrGDr5 Deadline: April 30, 2021 To learn more and receive updates, please sign up for notifications here: www.eclipseambassadors.org This program is funded by NASA and administered by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

Nadia Abuisnaineh is a NASA Solar System Ambassador. She joins us to talk about what a Solar System Ambassador is, why the night sky is so important, and a Citizen Science Project you can do to help scientists determine the impacts of light pollution using constellations.

Ralph Kennedy Johnston Sr. Solar System Ambassador for ACIR - and Theresa J Morris Cosmos Ambassador for ACIR will share a conversation about how to proceed in the GREAT YEAR! We share Public Relations for the Ascension Center Organization - ACE Folklife Society. We have agreed to form a MEET UP Group for our Authors Club Online. ACO Association International began when we shared the Stargate to the Cosmos with others including Ralph Rodehag who was International Honorary Professional Pilots Association in the Euroopean Theater. We shared Organizational Administrative Events Veterans ACIR Associates with Robert O. Dean, and his friends from the former UFO Events he attended with Island Pilot Bob- Smith an Organizer with others.- TJ was asked by J.Allen Hynek himself aboard a jet in 1985-86 to assist him to keep the Esprit de Corps alive for the UFO Association, CUFOS as he awaited funds. TJ was to meet up with a new office staff in Colorado and he was in the process of moving his files from Chicago, Illinois to Colorado. Jan Aldrich of Project 1947 has been working non-stop with Barry Greenwood as scanners for much of the many file cabinets and boxes of files - We would like to assist wsith Fortean, Esoterics, Metaphysics, Cosmology, Ascension, and Ascension Church Ohana  - Church, Literary, Education. We will begin Science FIction Writers bawsed on true stories and hope to support writers, and speakers while we share Public Relations for the many universes, as well as, ancient history and new thought teachings. We are both Universal Live Ministers of Modesto, California. We will attempt to share our humble opinions as the "OLD GUYS" and "Fill In The Blanks" for peopleconcentrating on sharing history for our younger ACO CLUB MEMBERS. Authors Club Organization and ACE Folklife Archives was always the intention to work with National Archives and assisting in saving expense to the government,.    

“Star light, star bright, The first star I see tonight; I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight.” Our Universe is expansive and one place that is depicted on

S2/EP4 - In this special episode, Indian Genes speaks exclusively to Mohini Jodhpurkar & Piyush Khopkar.Mohini Jodhpurkar- 1st year PhD student in Dr Jim Bell’s lab at Arizona State University. There, she serves a student collaborator on the Perseverance rover’s science team, specifically working with the MASTCAM-Z instrument onboard. Currently, she’s working on investigating a part of Jezero Crater (the rover’s landing site) in depth and preparing for the rover landing mid-February! She has worked other martian and lunar projects besides that, including revamping old Apollo mission maps with newer high-resolution imagery. When she’s not doing research, Mohini loves to read, write, and make music!Piyush Khopkar - originally from Ujjain, MP, India. He did his Bachelor of Engineering from Mahakal Institute of Technology, Ujjain and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Unversity of Missouri-Columbia, USA. He currently lives in Boston, MA. He is a software engineer by profession. He is passionate about Space Exploration. He is part of the MOXIE and the Mars 2020 Science Team. MOXIE is one of the instruments aboard the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover. He is also an active member of the NASA/JPL's Solar System Ambassador's program.

Mark is NASA's Solar System Ambassador, Astronomical League Master of Outreach, astronomy, and space science cruise ship speaker, amateur astronomer for 50 years. Connect with Mark on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/azastroguy/ Webpage: https://www.telementrix.com/astronomy-outreach --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/spaceexplr/support

Description: This podcast celebrates the 16th year anniversary of the landing of Opportunity on Mars. Organization: Robeson Planetarium and Science Center in Lumberton, NC, USA Links: For more information about the Robeson Planetarium and Science Center on the web, visit www.robeson.k12.nc.us/domain/47 For more information about the Jet Propulsion Lab’s Solar System Ambassador’s program on the web, visit solarsystem.nasa.gov/ssa/home.cfm Bio: Ken Brandt is a master educator, presenter and science enthusiast. I see a minimum of 3,000 students and teachers per annum, and I am the only one who presents in the planetarium. I also facilitate student learning in our science center. I’m also an adjunct Astronomy Lecturer, and a full time believer in the methods of science.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsXjMzhM0Fg Streamed live on Sep 25, 2019. Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain ) Special Guest: This week we are joined by brothers Seth and Aaron Lockman who recently launched their new podcast, Astronomy Brothers, on September 9. - Seth is Communications Director at bluShift Aerospace in Maine and is also a JPL Solar System Ambassador. After graduating from college Seth created and co-hosted Radio Astronomy, a radio talk show about space science and exploration. You can get to know more about Seth by visitinghttps://blushiftaerospace.com/team_po... as well as his Solar System Ambassador profile athttps://solarsystem1.jpl.nasa.gov/ssa... - Aaron, who lives in Chicago, is an experienced actor, playwright, theater critic, and voiceover artist. If you have visited the Adler Planetarium in Chicago you may have seen Aaron narrating their sky show Destination Solar System. Prior to Astronomy Brothers, Aaron wrote and produced a pseudo-fictional podcast, "The Audio Diary of Aaron Lockman", which is available on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...] You can learn more about Aaron on his website,https://aaronlockman.com/ . Astronomy Brothers is available on Stitcher Radio, Spotify, and iTunes, and you can follow them on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/astrobrospod Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/astrobrospod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobrospod Regular Guests: Dr. Kimberly Cartier ( http://KimberlyCartier.org & @AstroKimCartier ) C.C. Petersen ( http://thespacewriter.com/wp/ & @AstroUniverse ) Moiya McTier ( https://www.moiyamctier.com/ & @GoAstroMo ) This week's stories: - An update on ESA's new exoplanet hunting mission CHEOPS. - Venus could have supported life for billions of years. - The supermassive black hole in the Milky Way is getting hungrier. - SpaceX is continuing work on the StarHopper. - How to feed a million people on Mars.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

This month we hear from the Cosmosphere CEO and President Jim Remar. He gives us an update on the completed MOCR restoration. We also talked with Sarah Lamm, a graduate student, science communicator, and Solar System Ambassador about her work. You'll also hear from Carla about what's up at the Cosmosphere this summer. Be sure to subscribe to the Cosmosphere Podcast and you'll never miss an episode. You can see all of the upcoming events and more by checking the Cosmosphere calendar. Cosmosphere Calendar (http://cosmo.org/news-and-events/calendar) You can contact the Cosmosphere's Box office at 620-665-9312. Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Events (https://cosmo.org/news-and-events/apollo-50th-anniversary-celebration) Check out the Cosmosphere's Landing on the Lawn page. Landing on the Lawn (https://cosmo.org/news-and-events/landing-on-the-lawn) Sarah Lamm- Twitter (https://twitter.com/astrolamm?lang=en) Sarah Lamm- Solar System Ambassador Profile (https://solarsystem1.jpl.nasa.gov/ssa/biography.cfm?US_ID=1690) A huge thank you to Benoit Darcy, from Paris France for allowing us to use "Hypergolic" from the album "Apollo" for the podcast. Check it out through your music service of choice. Apollo - EP Away From Earth (http://smarturl.it/apolloEP)

This month we hear from the Cosmosphere CEO and President Jim Remar. He gives us an update on the completed MOCR restoration. We also talked with Sarah Lamm, a graduate student, science communicator, and Solar System Ambassador about her work. You'll also hear from Carla about what's up at the Cosmosphere this summer. Be sure to subscribe to the Cosmosphere Podcast and you'll never miss an episode. You can see all of the upcoming events and more by checking the Cosmosphere calendar. Cosmosphere Calendar (http://cosmo.org/news-and-events/calendar) You can contact the Cosmosphere's Box office at 620-665-9312. Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Events (https://cosmo.org/news-and-events/apollo-50th-anniversary-celebration) Check out the Cosmosphere's Landing on the Lawn page. Landing on the Lawn (https://cosmo.org/news-and-events/landing-on-the-lawn) Sarah Lamm- Twitter (https://twitter.com/astrolamm?lang=en) Sarah Lamm- Solar System Ambassador Profile (https://solarsystem1.jpl.nasa.gov/ssa/biography.cfm?US_ID=1690) A huge thank you to Benoit Darcy, from Paris France for allowing us to use "Hypergolic" from the album "Apollo" for the podcast. Check it out through your music service of choice. Apollo - EP Away From Earth (http://smarturl.it/apolloEP)

Thomas Quayle lives in a place that most people avoid or criticize: science communications. As the Education Program Specialist at the Clark Planetarium and a Solar System Ambassador for NASA/JPL, Thomas uses exploration to educate kids on topics like climate change. In this week’s episode, we chat about an astronaut’s view of the environment and the power of using experiments and the sense of discovery to teach children about climate change. Thomas also explains common climate change lingo (like the 2 degrees Celsius threshold) and gets deep with our host Michael Shea, who couldn’t resist Thomas’ NASA/JPL Ambassador title, about discovering life elsewhere in our universe.  You can also listen to this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or Podbean. Don’t forget to subscribe on one or all four platforms! Bonus media!Part of this podcast was recorded live on the Clark Planetarium’s Facebook page. Watch it here. 

Thomas Quayle lives in a place that most people avoid or criticize: science communications. As the Education Program Specialist at the Clark Planetarium and a Solar System Ambassador for NASA/JPL, Thomas uses exploration to educate kids on topics like climate change. In this week’s episode, we chat about an astronaut’s view of the environment and the power of using experiments and the sense of discovery to teach children about climate change. Thomas also explains common climate change lingo (like the 2 degrees Celsius threshold) and gets deep with our host Michael Shea, who couldn’t resist Thomas’ NASA/JPL Ambassador title, about discovering life elsewhere in our universe.  You can also listen to this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or Podbean. Don’t forget to subscribe on one or all four platforms! Bonus media!Part of this podcast was recorded live on the Clark Planetarium’s Facebook page. Watch it here. 

This week on the show we hear from NASA Solar System Ambassador and hot chocolate lover Debbie Montenegro. We talk about science (in a way the rest of us can understand!), space travel, Guatemalan food, and how NASA research relates to all of us. You can contact Debbie via her Solar System Ambassador profile and keep up with her adventures on Instagram @renegade_chemist Update: Since we recorded, one of the studies Debbie was waiting for has been released. You can read the NASA Twin Study here.

This week on the show we talk with NASA Solar System Ambassador and hot chocolate lover Debbie Montenegro. We talk about science and math (in a way the rest of us can understand!), space travel, Guatemalan food, and how NASA research relates to all of us.You can contact Debbie via her Solar System Ambassador profile and keep up with her adventures on Instagram at @renegade_chemist

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Richard Stember is a NASA Solar System Ambassador volunteer who shares his passion for space with the public. Is this something that would interest you? You can apply to be an ambassador, too!

Tonight our guest is Dr. R. Ken Johnston, a retired aerospace engineer who has been called a NASA whistle-blower because he decided to save, rather than destroy, some perfectly good glossies from the Apollo program. Also, please check out Ken’s Moon, his own personal recounting of his experiences. Here is his official bio: “Dr. R. Ken Johnston, Sr. one of 4 Civilian Astronaut Consultant Pilots from the Apollo Moon Program, is a retired aerospace engineer, US Marine, and “NASA Whistleblower.” He refused to strictly follow orders and destroy a nearly-complete collection of 8″ x 10″ glossy photo-prints from the Apollo program, photos that are not available from NASA at this time and are of a higher resolution than what is found online. Johnston was born Fort Sam Houston US Army Air Base in San Antonio, TX. 1942, and studied at Oklahoma City University. He enlisted in the US Marines in August, 1962 and reported to Pensacola as a Marine cadet for flight training in September 1964. He left the Marines in August 1966. Johnston was hired by Grumman Aircraft as pilot with an avionics background to become a principal contractor for the Apollo Lunar Module to assist with cockpit and instrument development and training in Houston. He has described his status at that time as a “civilian astronaut consultant pilot.” Ken worked with the Lunar Lander LTA-8 that was in a large vacuum chamber training all the astronauts on the systems of the Lunar Lander. He has a log book with names of many of the astronauts from the Apollo days and after. When the first men landed on the moon, NASA rewarded all the research and development personnel with lay offs but Ken’s skills were needed elsewhere. Ken Johnston worked as a contractor from 1969 to 1972, during the Apollo Program, and he was employed by Brown & Root, principal contractors to NASA for management of the Lunar Receiving Laboratory, where all the moon rocks were stored, curated, cataloged and, in some cases, distributed to scientists who had successfully applied to carry out analysis in their own labs. An important part of Johnston‘s duty was to package and ship lunar samples to science labs, together with photographs documenting their exact location and orientation in situ. As such, he had in his office several sets of photographs taken by Apollo astronauts with their chest-mounted Hasselblad cameras. When the moon rock distribution wound down, he was instructed by Bud Laskawa, his boss, to destroy what remained of the photo archive, but Johnston kept one set as a personal collection for a work portfolio. Johnston applied to NASA for the 1977 astronaut selection for duty as a Space Shuttle astronaut, but was turned down because NASA wanted the astronauts to be PhD level scientists. The ideal astronaut was no longer a jet-jock, but men with scientific accreditation. Johnston applied when NASA was recruiting again, Johnston says he was considered too old. He did, however, join NASA’s educational outreach program as a “Solar System Ambassador” traveling and speaking to civic and youth groups about space exploration and careers in engineering and science. Ken Johnston spent 23 years at NASA working with numerous space programs as well as the astronauts who manned those missions. He was one of the five original pilots who tested all of the Apollo equipment including the lunar module which later carried Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. He is familiar with the processes of checks and balances used within NASA to secure the safety of a mission.” ?

What is the connection between quantum physics and consciousness? How does consciousness affect the physical world? What effects are involved in thinking? How are we better understanding our brain's thought processes?   My guest today is Michael Dean Lewis, an active Solar System Ambassador, and a physicist. Michael regularly participates in the JPL (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a federally funded research and development) teleconferences and loves to present to a varied public audience. This past year Michael reached thousands at the largest ever teachers' convention in New Jersey by manning a booth with a display, video and lots of posters! He is looking forward to another successful year as a New Jersey Solar System Ambassador!  To learn about Michael and his work, visit his NASA web-site at: http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador/profiles/Michael_Lewis.htm