Category: Spaceflight
The Signal: 2nd Annual Space & Innovation Expo
Thanks to The Signal newspaper for covering the second annual iLEAD Space and Innovation Expo, Dec. 7 at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita. From the article: “The expo, presented in partnership with College of the Canyons Makerspace and…
NASA: iLEAD’s NASA Supporter Al Bowers Focuses on Inspiring Kids
We loved seeing NASA feature Al Bowers on the space organization’s website recently. Bowers, who is the chief scientist at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, was also the 2018 Vision in Education honoree for iLEAD Lancaster and Antelope Valley….
NASA’s Al Bowers on Being “That Guy”
It was spring 2017 when Al Bowers, Chief Scientist, NASA Armstrong, said, as he described understanding something that nobody else in history has understood: “I’m that guy.” His experience of being “that guy” includes the unfolding realization that what thousands…
Student Spaceflight: A Post-Flight Analysis
“Who knew rust could be so beautiful!” remarked Kai, as the image emerged on the screen connected to the SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope.) On invitation, Kai Turner and Alec Lewis, recent high school graduates from iLEAD’s Santa Clarita Valley International…