Parenting is not rocket science, but this is one not-technical mama's experiment in raising curious, adventuresome explorers.
You know how they say firstborns are often rule followers? Ours definitely falls in line with that theory. He has a strong sense of the "right" way to do things and is quick to correct those around him. His high standards often lean toward perfectionism born of a sincere desire to get something just right, …
Kind of a big deal over here, our very own rocket scientist (Jonathan Sauder *name drop*) was recognized for his ground breaking work on some super cool space stuff. He found out in early July his nomination a few years ago had landed him the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers for his …
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Last week the whole family got to tag along with our rocket scientist to the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Symposium in Boston, Massachusetts. Jonathan was presenting an update on the mechanical rover for extreme environments, like Venus, where traditional electronics can't take the heat, literally. When he first won funding from NASA for this …
Here it is! A guest post from the resident rocket scientist himself. Jonathan, my husband, mechanical engineer at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, giving you all a glimpse of the crowning glory moment of a spacecraft. Five weeks ago began the most exciting, nail biting, 48-hour period I've had to date in my career at JPL. I was …
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As my boys fill the room with the sounds of rockets and space shuttles blasting off and the chatter of missions to explore outer space, I get to tell you all about my super-cool, rocket-scientist husband's contribution to the array of spacecraft orbiting our little planet high above us all down here on the surface. …
The other day, sparked by a post on an Instagram account I follow (@ourbilingualhomeschool), we set out to do something a little different when Eddie wanted to play with LEGOs. I asked him to draw what he was planning to build before he even touched a LEGO brick. Now, this is a bit of a …
We drive past a really neat foot bridge atop a dam spanning a large canyon. It was built in the early 1900's to control the flooding of rainwater running down from the mountains. We've never taken the time to find the trail leading to the bridge, but finally, needing a walk the other day, I …
Launching Rocket Babies 