Mark Dunk’s Blog

Universe Today provides an awesome collection of pictures from the Space Shuttle Endeavor’s STS 127 mission. I take special interest in this mission since I was fortunate enough to view the launch at Mission Control in Houston. Full collection here.

CNN’s John Zarrella put together this video discussion on the options for NASA after the retirement of the space shuttle in 2010.

We had an amazing storm the other night, and I was able to capture this picture.

A very creative project by Malta to help celebrate IYA2009, the International Year of Astronomy.

The 6th attempt was the charm for Endeavor. Thanks to the father of one of my students, I was invited to watch the launch from NASA’s Johnson Space Center Mission Control in Houston! For a space fan like me, this was the opportunity of a lifetime!

I recently read an article from universetoday.com that talks about a group that is spearheading a movement to declare July 20th Space Exploration Day and July 16th - 24th as the U.S. Space Observance in honor of Apollo 11’s mission to the moon and back.  What do you think?  You can add your name to their petition by going to www.spaceexplorationday.us.  The primary supporter of this movement is the Utah Space Association.

A partnership between the Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension service, the Texas Forest Service, and Houston Wilderness is hosting a summer nature challenge for southeast Texas.  The mission is to spend time this summer outdoors experiencing the participating parks and recreational areas in southeast Texas.  For more information, please visit essmextension.tamu.edu/naturechallenge/.

Click here for an article from tech&learning.com discussing new audiovisual tools for classroom use.