I do remember we started last Friday with a spacewalk!
Well, we didn't do the walking, but a pair of NASA astronauts did. Above, the photo shows
Expedition 51 Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA. His spacewalk on Friday was his first. Accompanying him was astronaut Peggy Whitson. It was her ninth spacewalk. All totaled, it was the 200th spacewalk for the International Space Station's assembly and maintenance.
Monday afternoon, there was a SpaceX launch that went perfectly.
The mission was Inmarsat-5 Flight 4, taking place at the historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The mission was Inmarsat-5 Flight 4, taking place at the historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Due to mission requirements, SpaceX did not attempt to land Falcon 9’s first stage after launch.
Speaking of space stuff, recently we learned about a partnership between NASA and Texas Instruments to create a fun new contest to highlight the STEM and coding skills used to explore space every day. Called STEMnauts, it involves deciphering puzzles and brainteasers using the coding and STEM* problem-solving strategies NASA uses to make human life in space possible.
I wish we'd heard about it sooner
RUNAWAY: On Thursday afternoon, Annabelle ran the equivalent of a 5k, which was 12 laps around a track on Queen Anne hill. She's been participating in a "Girls on the Run" program for several weeks. This coming weekend, she'll do an official 5k run.
Go Annabelle!
LEWIS & CLARK & CO,: CJ and Annabelle participate in a social studies club. Last week, the kids each did reports related to the Corps of Discovery.
CJ focused on Dismal Nitch, an unpleasant stop on their journey. As part of his report, he shared this National Parks Service video about it. It's pretty interesting.
Annabelle shared info about the one and only dog who went on the journey, Seaman.
You can see her presentation here: https://prezi.com/ndcakmmx-wrs/seaman/
Speaking of space stuff, recently we learned about a partnership between NASA and Texas Instruments to create a fun new contest to highlight the STEM and coding skills used to explore space every day. Called STEMnauts, it involves deciphering puzzles and brainteasers using the coding and STEM* problem-solving strategies NASA uses to make human life in space possible.
I wish we'd heard about it sooner
RUNAWAY: On Thursday afternoon, Annabelle ran the equivalent of a 5k, which was 12 laps around a track on Queen Anne hill. She's been participating in a "Girls on the Run" program for several weeks. This coming weekend, she'll do an official 5k run.
LEWIS & CLARK & CO,: CJ and Annabelle participate in a social studies club. Last week, the kids each did reports related to the Corps of Discovery.
CJ focused on Dismal Nitch, an unpleasant stop on their journey. As part of his report, he shared this National Parks Service video about it. It's pretty interesting.
Annabelle shared info about the one and only dog who went on the journey, Seaman.
You can see her presentation here: https://prezi.com/ndcakmmx-wrs/seaman/
