NASA’s SOFIA plane sitting on the tarmac at Christchurch International Airport. Photo credit: U.S. Department of State.

Auroras, Galaxies, Black Holes and High-Altitude Adventures on NASA’s SOFIA

By Will Seal, Senior Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Consulate Auckland. Seeing the Aurora Australis, traversing the Antarctic Circle, and peering into never before seen stars in the centre of our Milky Way galaxy might individually sound like unique achievements – but for the crew and astronomers of NASA’s SOFIA airborne observatory, it’s all in a ...
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By | 6 July, 2018 | Categories: Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech | Tags: , , , ,

Alexia Hilbertidou – NASA SOFIA Experience

Guset blog post by Alexia Hilbertidou. I was chosen by space agency NASA to ride on-board their 747 jumbo jet aircraft during a special overnight mission. In one 10 hour flight, I travelled at -70C and zero per cent humidity while measuring stardust and taking in the breath-taking displays of the atmosphere, such as the ...
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By | 30 August, 2017 | Categories: Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & New Zealand, Youth Outreach | Tags: , ,

Winners with Josiah. Photo credit: Canterbury Youth Awards.

A bit of everything really

Guest blog post by Josiah Tualamali’i. A 21 year old Samoan Kiwi studying Politics and History at the University of Canterbury & member of the U.S. Embassy Youth Council. Around our main Universities in Aotearoa, the US Embassy NZ has their Youth Councils. This helps the US Embassy NZ to build a two-way relationship with ...
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By | 28 August, 2016 | Categories: Connecting with Kiwis, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Science & Tech, Youth Outreach | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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