By: Nicole Willett The latest episode of Neil DeGrasse-Tyson’s Star Talk, featuring, Bill Nye, President of The Planetary Society, Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator, and Astrophysicist, Dr. Michael Shara, was chock full of great information and insight. While watching, my heart ached for our civilization to understand the importance of a manned mission to Mars. Charles
Read MoreBy: Nicole Willett I could start this article off with a plethora of statistics and facts about how poorly we are doing in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects in the US. But we all know how poorly our performance has been for several decades. The fault lies with everyone, not one group
Read MoreRover and Engineering Design Competitions- Levels: 5th grade thru Undergraduate By: Nicole Willett, Chuck McMurray and The Mars Society The Mars Society is host to three (3) design challenges. They range in age from middle school thru college level. The middle and high school level challenge was launched at the 16th Annual Mars Society Convention
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