only t-minus 6 days
till the launch of the
AstroNuts Space Odyssey!
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DONATING
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we are launching 100 Special Olympics kids and AstroNuts into space (their DNA)
…a “journey of inspiration”
for more info click “Space Balloon Launch”
………………………..
I am thrilled and honored to have received
the Right Stuff medal
from the NASA Space Camp at the Space and Rocket Centre
in Huntsville Alabama…
we are a completely volunteer-driven organization
…we are
“just”
an amazing kids space club!
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“Alien"
contact hits
so far...
photo’s below
of our 2 AstroNut crews
grades 1-6 and grades 7-9
…outstanding !
the grade 1-6 crew
the grade 7-9 crew
proud to be with my son Brett,
who did inspired and continues to inspire me,
in the cockpit of Spaceship Mercury two…below
Our cosmic-club was created
7 years ago
May 15, 2010
by my 14 year-old son Brett and I
so that elementary school kids could get together once a month and learn about…
rocketry
astronomy
robotics
technology
and ”everything space”
with the assistance of
amazing volunteer “skype guests” and
volunteer “in-house” educators.
*for details on our next mission please
click "NEXT MISSION”
*for details on upcoming missions please
click "FUTURE MISSION SCHEDULE”
*please click "Mission Log" to view all
of our past activities.
HONORARY ASTRONUTS!
Special thanks to all those special “ space hero’s”
for their support of our kids space club
… In their own way, they have each contributed to the
“space-imaginations” of kids by way of their exceptional talent.
They join the other exceptional and inspirational supporters on the
“astronuts space hero’s wall of fame”.
Special thanks to …
DR. DAVE WILLIAMS
Many thanks to Canadian astronaut and hero for his ongoing support of the AstroNuts Kids Space Club!
Dave engaged hundreds of elementary school kids as our keynote speaker for 2 years in a row at our annual
“Whats up in Space” camp & STEM contest.
Dave was also very gracious every year in autographing and dedicating the space books that were awarded to our
STEM contest winners
GENE KRANZ
…NASA Flight Director for the Apollo & Gemini missions
“…failure is not an option. “
JOHN GLENN
…U.S. Senator and first American
astronaut in space
CHARLES BOLDEN
…head of NASA
COMMANDER CHRIS HADFIELD
thank you for skyping in to the
4th annual “Whats up in Space” camp and STEM contest
and engaging the hundreds of cosmic kids…
also thanks to Chris providing a “welcome video” to all the elementary school participants at the the STEM contest at our
3rd annual “whats up in space camp and STEM contest"
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
astrophysicist, cosmologist, author
and Director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York city
BILL NYE “the Science Guy”
…CEO Planetary Society, scientist, American science educator,
and television host.
BOB MCDONALD
senior science correspondant CBC,
host CBC “Quirks and Quarks”, author
SIR RICHARD BRANSON
Virgin Galactic
A pioneer in commercial
space travel.
TOM HANKS
The star of our favourite space movie, “Apollo 13”,
where Tom played the role of Commander Jim Lovell
STEVEN SPIELBERG…
The amazing director and co-producer of the movie “E.T.”
which won 4 Academy awards.
WILLIAM SHATNER
STAR TREK hero, the amazing
Captain James T. Kirk of the Starship “Enterprise”
ALAN STERN
project leader/ “New Horizons” Pluto mission
scientist/ engineer
