Mars 09/06/2020 - Celestron 127slt Mak - My First Decent Mars Image. I’ve Got A Long Way To Go. Like

Behind the scenes documentary about the Voyager probes.

Gathering materials for my first Solar System Ambassador event, the landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars. This one hits me a little differently, since I had a small part as a judge in the name choice essays. Perseverance touches down on Mars on February 18, 2021. #mars #perseverance @nasa @nasasolarsystem #space #marsrover #mars2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CLBiu2uD1gX/?igshid=1x25d71dp0b22

So excited for Ingenuity’s first flight on Mars!!! Here’s my Ingenuity poster I designed to hand out at my daughter’s school. . . . #mars #ingenuity #perseverance #mars2020 #nasa #jpl #solarsystemambassador https://www.instagram.com/p/CNSvhdUDVyC/?igshid=n53zitpqd3rz

Sitting in the Captain’s chair on the USS Yorktown CV-10… This is the ship that recovered the Apollo 8 capsule. #apollo #apollo8 #nasa #yorktown (at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYMtjhdpvyH/?utm_medium=tumblr

Another day, another lecture... ... and another 82 acronyms.

Just a quick shot through the eyepiece. Not much, other than the black dot being a planet that is 3,000 miles across and is 57 million miles away. Plus, the big orange thing is another 36 million miles behind that. #space #astronomy #mercurytransit #mercurytransit2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/B4xGXVhH9YB/?igshid=977uiy82c22m

First steps! Looking forward to contributing to the NASA Psyche Mission in the future! @nasapsyche #nasa #nasapsyche #space #asteroid #arizonastateuniversity #nasajpl https://www.instagram.com/p/B--pjChHW8Q/?igshid=o2p8g1zredsy

When you speak to a group of Daisy Girl Scouts and the troop leader says, “Thanks for the presentation! What’s your favorite cookie?” #nasa #daisyscouts #girlscouts #girlscoutcookie #stem #space #solarsystemambassador https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca3nqxbOvtS/?utm_medium=tumblr

Just found out my GOES-16 (formerly GOES-R) certifications qualify me for projects on GOES-S! My “midlife crisis” hobby is really starting to “blast off”. 😏🌎🛰

Had fun asking NASA trivia questions and giving out stickers at DragonCon today! . . . . . #explorepage #nasa #dragoncon #dragoncon2022 #solarsystemambassador #solarsystemambassadors #nasahistory @dragoncon (at Dragon Con) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiEbPpSuZoX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=