A glimpse into the future of space
We don't think about space technologies that much, but why are they important and how do they touch our everyday lives? What are the main challenges and trends in the space realm? In term...
PhD in Geological Sciences, Brown University. 1992-2000, various senior scientist positions, Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 2000-12, Vice-President, Proxemy Research. 2013-16, Chief Scientist, NASA (2013-2016). Honorary Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, University College London; Senior Scientist, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University. Co-Chair, World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Space Technologies. Associate Member, Cassini Mission to Saturn Radar Team; proposed a mission to NASA to land a boat on a sea on Titan. Fellow: Geological Society of America; Explorers Club.
We don't think about space technologies that much, but why are they important and how do they touch our everyday lives? What are the main challenges and trends in the space realm? In term...
The numbers are appalling: women make up less than 25% of the STEM (science-technology-engineering-mathematics) workforce in the United States. Data from the US National Science Foundatio...
有些数字可能会令你大跌眼镜:美国科学、技术、工程和数学领域(STEM)的劳动者中,女性只占25%。美国国家科学基金会的数据显示,2006年至2014年间,计算机科学专业的女性毕业生数量呈下降趋势。虽然女性在生命科学和社会科学领域的参与度较高,在自然科学领域的积极性也有所提高,但这并不表示,所有女性的职业状况都有所改变。
The numbers are appalling: women make up less than 25% of the STEM (science-technology-engineering-mathematics) workforce in the United States. Data from the US National Science Foundatio...
In 1972, the late Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, got back into the lunar module and promised: “We shall return in peace and hope for all mankind.” By 2030, humans will onc...
In 2015, NASA released a document that described how we get from where we are today to boots on Mars.
In “The Martian,” one of the hit films of 2015, NASA heroically saves a stranded astronaut with a little help from international partners and a lot of human ingenuity. Directed by Ridley ...