Via Metro News Christchurch-based U.S. Embassy Youth Councilor and New Zealand Broadcasting School student, James Fleury, shared his
MetroNews article which highlighted the importance of engaging the public on scientific outreach being undertaken by NASA in Christchurch, NZ. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the public, and VIP tour for members of the U.S. Embassy Youth Council, proved a huge success! *** ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 30 July, 2019 | Categories: Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech | Tags: James Fleury, NASA, SOFIA, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
NASA’s aircraft SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) is in Christchurch and is offering you one chance to tour, between 11am and 3pm on Saturday July 20. The last boarding time is 2:30pm. Find out all the details, including when tickets are available, for a free tour on
Eventbrite . What is SOFIA? The Flying Observatory ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 12 June, 2019 | Categories: News, Science & Tech | Tags: Christchurch, NASA, 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 Mike Cousins | 6 July, 2018 | Categories: Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech | Tags: Antarctic Circle, Aurora Australis, Christchurch, NASA, SOFIA
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 Public Affairs Section | 30 August, 2017 | Categories: Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & New Zealand, Youth Outreach | Tags: Girlboss, NASA, SOFIA
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 Public Affairs Section | 28 August, 2016 | Categories: Connecting with Kiwis, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Science & Tech, Youth Outreach | Tags: Aotearoa, Barack Obama, Dr Aime Black, Dr Dava Newman, German Aerospace Centre, Hurunui Youth Council, International Development Disaster Assistance Response Team, Los Angeles County Urban, NASA, Rob Tate, SOFIA, Te Tohu Tokomaha Award, the Deputy Director of NASA, the Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Youth Council, University of Canterbury, USNZYouthCouncil
