Education Committee Update – November 2019

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The Stars of the Show

Look up. Here’s an easy way to take a break from all the worry tonight—if you have a backyard telescope. If you are lucky (visibility depends on many factors including how bright the lights near you), you will be able to see Ursa Major (Big Dipper), Ursa Minor (Little Dipper), Polaris and Comet/2019 YA ATLAS…. [Continue Reading]

Naming the New MARS Rover

NASA has let school students name all of its Mars rovers to date. NASA’s first-ever wheeled red planet explorer (deployed on Mars in July 1997) was named Sojourner. Sojourner was named by Connecticut 12-year-old Valerie Ambroise in honor of activist Sojourner Truth. Sofi Collis, a third grader from Arizona, won the competition to name Spirit… [Continue Reading]

Peace. Quiet. Awesome Beauty.

Sometimes adventure is simply finding peace and beauty in the natural world. Here–in and surrounding Titusville, Florida—you can’t miss. The views are everywhere, as the video here will show you, from fishing to kayaking to watching the sun set, from A. Max Brewer Bridge, adventures large and small launch from here. Titusville’s next door neighbor… [Continue Reading]

Titusville MSA in U.S. Top Ten

March 2, 2020 – The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville Metro area has scored big on the prestigious Milken Index, securing the #10 spot in the nation. “For the Space Coast to take its place in the top 10 of the Milken Institute’s Best Performing Cities is a testament to how far this community has come since the… [Continue Reading]

Cycling Families

Titusville, Florida is an official Florida Trail Town and the only place where these three major trails converge–the Coast to Coast Trail across Florida, the 5-county St. Johns River to Sea Loop Trail, and the 3000-mile East Coast Greenway. In Titusville, we’re excited by the growth and development of these trails, trail amenities and the… [Continue Reading]

Solar Probe Will Enlighten Us

February 11, 2020 – The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket thundered into space Feb 9, beginning a multi-year mission for the on-board Solar Orbiter. NASA and the European Space Agency are working together on the mission that will send the spacecraft on a 65-million-mile trek that will result in some images of the sun… [Continue Reading]