Comments on: Yesterday at JPL http://asymptotia.com/2009/05/03/yesterday-at-jpl/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:14:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Bruce Irving http://asymptotia.com/2009/05/03/yesterday-at-jpl/comment-page-1/#comment-133489 Bruce Irving Fri, 08 May 2009 17:45:19 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3273#comment-133489 Nice post (and nice blog in general). I'm a JPL Solar System Ambassador (volunteer informal educator) from Massachusetts, and I went to JPL on Saturday to check out the open house in the morning and volunteer in the afternoon in the Mars Rover area. You happened to catch me at the start of your video (0:10 to 0:18, blue shirt, baseball cap). I have a lot of experience talking about space and astronomy stuff at local schools, museums, star parties, etc. but this JPL thing was a feast, just so many people - I loved the curiosity of the kids, but it was also liberating for adults to be able to ask as many Mars etc. questions as they wanted (since there were plenty of volunteers, mostly JPLers but a few Solar System Ambassadors here and there like me). Here's my post about the experience: http://flyingsinger.blogspot.com/2009/05/jpl-open-house-2009.html Thanks, Bruce Nice post (and nice blog in general). I’m a JPL Solar System Ambassador (volunteer informal educator) from Massachusetts, and I went to JPL on Saturday to check out the open house in the morning and volunteer in the afternoon in the Mars Rover area. You happened to catch me at the start of your video (0:10 to 0:18, blue shirt, baseball cap).

I have a lot of experience talking about space and astronomy stuff at local schools, museums, star parties, etc. but this JPL thing was a feast, just so many people - I loved the curiosity of the kids, but it was also liberating for adults to be able to ask as many Mars etc. questions as they wanted (since there were plenty of volunteers, mostly JPLers but a few Solar System Ambassadors here and there like me). Here’s my post about the experience:

http://flyingsinger.blogspot.com/2009/05/jpl-open-house-2009.html

Thanks,
Bruce

]]> By: Jim http://asymptotia.com/2009/05/03/yesterday-at-jpl/comment-page-1/#comment-133399 Jim Mon, 04 May 2009 22:29:27 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/?p=3273#comment-133399 Your guess is correct. Herschel and Planck had a presence at Open House last year, and most likely will next year. However, this year everyone who would normally work Open House is already off in Europe prepping for the launch. Your guess is correct. Herschel and Planck had a presence at Open House last year, and most likely will next year. However, this year everyone who would normally work Open House is already off in Europe prepping for the launch.

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