Parenting is not rocket science, but this is one not-technical mama's experiment in raising curious, adventuresome explorers.
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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It's been a busy season around here. I'll spare the details, but suffice it to say, combined with my low energy/pregnant state, I'm sorry to say this little corner of everyday adventures has fallen a bit by the wayside. Don't get me wrong, things are still happening, but I miss chronicling them, documenting them, all …
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. …
Did you miss me? Phew, it's been awhile! And it's not for lack of content I've been MIA for a few weeks. If anything, there's more to report than ever! We are thrilled to announce the exciting news of another rocket baby joining our family early next year! And so, let's be real, finding energy …
Are you the type of family that will wake even the smallest children during the night after working hard to get them to sleep through the night just so they will undoubtedly respond rather apathetically to whatever once-in-a-life-time experience happening at such an hour? We are that family! Xanderman had a rather tough time sleeping …
To put the vastness of outer space in perspective, Josh Worth, an artist and designer, created "If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel". It's a website where you can scroll through the solar system. To scale. It's kind of insane. I showed it to Eddie today as a perfect after-nap activity, cuddled up on the …
If you're like me, I don't like to rely on a lot of screen time in my parenting, however, when it is advantageous to occupy the little guy in front of a screen, three things are most important: I want to feel like it's worth it, like he's learning something valuable. Educational stuff. I'm not …
Have you seen this?! Elon Musk is sending a Tesla Roadster (a sports car!) into space. See the animated video here. Launch is Tuesday, February 6th, 1:30 pm EST from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. When I showed Eddie this image, I asked him what it looked like because I'm pretty sure if I saw …
In case you didn't know, there was a super special astronomical phenomenon this week. The moon, full for the second time this month (blue), was as close as its orbit gets to Earth therefore larger to the naked eye (super), and appeared orange-colored (blood) as it eclipsed (the earth blocked the sun's light). So much. …
Launching Rocket Babies 