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68th International Astronautical Congress- Australia

I had the fabulous opportunity to present my most recent research paper (regarding keeping girls interested in science as they move on in grade levels) at the 68th International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia, and it was a "blast"!

The paper can be viewed at: https://www.academia.edu/34810653/USING_AEROSPACE_SCIENCE_TO_MAINTAIN_GIRLS_ENGAGEMENT_IN_SCIENCE_AS_THEY_TRANSITION_FROM_ELEMENTARY_TO_MIDDLE_SCHOOL

In addition to presenting, the five-day event included learning from others and networking; with the highlights being Bill Nye's presentation on the Planetary Society's Lightsail, and Elon Musk's vision for the future of space travel:

Bill Nye:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJg60n51IAI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPco1wZxGoQ
Elon Musk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4FY894HyF8

See photos below for more highlights:

Members of GRULAC: Space agencies from Central & South America

NASA astronaut Sandy Magnus.

My fourth time to see Bill Nye.

Regional members at the IAC exhibit.

Commander Nader: 10 years of collaboration.

Astronaut Event

My presentation on helping girls to maintain there interste in science, as they progress from elementary to middle school, by embedding aerospace education in the curriculum.

NASA/Cubes in Space - Two Student Experiments Launched!

Isabel Escobar, one of 17 students in Academia Cotopaxi's after school NASA/CIS Club, presented at NASA's Wallop's Flight Center; both on-stage and during a student exhibit. She explained how the data received from space flight on the Terrier-Improved Orion Sounding rocket - for one, of the two accepted experiments for rocket launch - will contribute to human space flight. The remaining three experiments will be launched in an edge-of-space balloon in August, and then the data will be analyzed and shared during the fall of 2017. Great job, Isabel!

** See presentation video at: https://drive.google.com/a/cotopaxi.k12.ec/file/d/0BzMnvN1cmSZZQ2ZlamowMHpDcUU/view?usp=sharing