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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Meeting SOFIA
Today I got to finally meet SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. I was selected as an Airborne Astronomy Ambassador (AAA) for SOFIA in January, 2012, and this week I will be at Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility (DAOF) … Continue reading
Astrobiology at the Great Salt Lake
This week I had the opportunity to visit one of the strangest, most alien landscapes on Earth. And it’s right in my neighborhood: The Great Salt Lake in Utah. I was at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge near Brigham … Continue reading
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Tagged archaea, bacteria, bear river, brine shrimp, carotenoid, conditions for life, extremophile, great salt lake, halite, halophile, ice age, lake bonneville, migratory bird refuge, promontory point, robert smithson, salado, salt mine, spiral jetty, thermophile, winogradsky
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Preparations for SOFIA
Next week I will be in Palmdale, California getting ready to fly aboard SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. I am working with Carolyn Bushman, who teaches math and other classes at Wendover Jr./Sr. High School in Wendover, Utah. … Continue reading
Aerospace Education at the NSTA Conference
The next two weeks will be very active on this blog as I report on my preparations and flights aboard SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. I will be traveling to Dryden Flight Research Center a week from today … Continue reading
