REACH: A Podcast for Kids ISS Downlink

graphic promoting the Reach podcast - a space podcast for kids
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REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids is a weekly, family friendly exploration of our galaxy (and beyond!) with hosts Brian Holden and Meredith Stepien. Built for kids and based on questions from kids, REACH features interviews with subject matter experts, interactive at-home activities, and conversations with celestial objects as voiced by well-known personalities from television and film.

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One of NASA's Solar System Ambassadors Will Soon Be an Astronaut

Dr. Sian Proctor—a Tempe, Ariz.-based community college geosciences professor by day and “analog astronaut” when possible—is shedding her Earth-bound designation for full-blown “astronaut” as she prepares for the all-civilian Inspiration4 spaceflight aboard SpaceX’s Dragon capsule.

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Quest Under the SSTARS (Solar System Trail for Astronomical Research by Students)

SSA Jennifer Jones, center, prepares to cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Solar System Trail for Astronomical Research by Students.
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The grand opening of a 5.2-mile scale model of the Solar System, newly installed on exercise trails across West Haven City, Utah, took place on May 22, 2021. Solar System Ambassador Jennifer Jones created the permanent exhibit with support from the West Haven City Mayor's Office and students from Quest Academy where she teaches.

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title slide of PowerPoint for SSA 50,000-event milestone
slide of PowerPoint for SSA 50,000-event milestone
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Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr. and Charles F. Bolden, Jr. present the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal to SSA Patrick Wiggins August 2014