Audrey came back from her summer school with this very cool t-shirt. Well, she came back with a lot of neat stuff, not the least of which are stories, but I digress.
There are no static URIs, so If you want to see this Rosie the Riveter-ish shirt, try JPL Store then click on ‘online’ > ‘Jpl Insignia Merchandise’ > ‘Jpl Clothing’, then go to page 4 and you will see the ‘Women in Space T-Shirt.’
A fun t-shirt!
Here is some more about the NASA PSA I mentioned last week. I stumbled across this info from NASA’s Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at SpaceRef via NASA Watch.
“”Karen O. Lau and David E. Sanders created the original “Reach” public service announcement (PSA) as part of the NASA Means Business competition in 2003. Information on that effort (and more) is online here.
General information on the annual NASA Means Business competitions can be found here.
NASA and its contractors assisted Ms. Lau and Mr. Sanders in bringing the film to broadcast quality by providing post production assistance, editing, and image compositing. They also edited the sound and images down to the industry standard 30 seconds and broadened the original Mars message to one that now incorporates the Moon and “Beyond” as well.
The PSA has been shown on NASA-TV and the National Geographic Channel and numerous university stations. It was featured at the recent Yuri’s Night celebrations. It will shortly be seen in the lobby displays of Regal theaters across the country.”
It’s time to pick Audrey at the airport. I hope I can get that little guy buckled into the 4Runner without waking him up too bad. He will be pretty excited when he sees that it is MOMMY!
The new trailer for Serenity premiered tonight on the Sci-Fi channel. Not to fear if you missed it, the MotherShip has it for your viewing pleasure as well.
Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day!
I think SirDeath is the only SysAdmin I know any more.
The story that NASA Has Restarted STS-114’s (Space Shuttle Discovery) Launch Clock has been extensively noted elsewhere, so it is far from breaking news. I just wanted to note it here.
Armstrong gets his stage, nails down 7th Tour victory [TdF Blog]
Lance Armstrong clinched a seventh victory in the Tour today by decisively winning the Stage 20 Time Trial. Congratulations to Lance and the entire Discovery Channel Team! What a performance!
I wonder what is next for him, he doesn’t seem like the type to just retire and hang out.
Ian and I are gearing up for another week on our own. Actually, I’m gearing up, he is blissfully unaware.
Audrey is getting ready to head out tomorrow for NASA Planetary Science Summer School.
WHAT: A one-week intensive team exercise learning the process of developing a robotic mission concept into reality through concurrent engineering.
The trainees participate in a team activity to develop a mission proposal, working with JPL’s Advanced Projects Design Team (”Team X”) and other concurrent engineering teams. Using JPL’s Project Design Center, trainees assume roles including principal investigator, project manager, and mission and system designers. They are mentored and assisted by corresponding JPL proposal organizers and Team X members. The team carries out the equivalent of an early concept study responsive to a selected NASA Science Mission Directorate Announcement of Opportunity, prepares a proposal authorization review presentation, presents it to a review board, and receives feedback.
WHEN: Session 1: July 25-29, 2005 (18 participants)
WHERE: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
WHY: To prepare the next generation of engineers and scientists to participate in future missions of solar system exploration.
As I understand it, their concept is putting a lander on Europa. (insert obligatory “Attempt no landings here” comment)
I am really proud of her. The only problem is, I just can not figure out how to make the transition from archaeologist to space scientist. 
[ha ha only half-serious]
Audrey pointed me to this extremely cool NASA public service announcement (mpeg file) that she noticed at the University of North Dakota’s Department of Space Studies.
It gives me goose bumps!
later: goose bumps is an understatement. it makes me weep with hope and optimism, this is one of the most forward-looking things I have seen in a long time in regards to we humans. I downloaded the file and have watched it over a dozen times. it really strikes a chord with me.
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