RocketSTEM Issue #6 - March 2014 | Page 3

Contents 14 18 40 52 59 Jackee Mohl As a structural engineer for Boeing, Mohl takes great pride in the V-22 Osprey. Return of ‘Cosmos’ Ann Druyan, along with Neil deGrasse Tyson, brings back a cherished televison show. Team Unicorn These women are proof that men do not have the world of geekdom to themselves. Kim Lichtenberg With working experience on three rovers, Lichtenberg knows her way around Mars. Spitzer Telescope After a decade of amazing results, the Spitzer Space Telescope has a new mission. Also Inside: TDRS-L Launch . . . . . . . . . . . IFC Bigelow Aerospace . . . . . . . 44 David Hearn/KPO . . . . . . . . . 02 City in the Sky . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Jupiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06 Betty Grissom/Apollo 1 . . . . . 56 James Webb Telescope . . . . 08 Boeing CST-100 . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Neil deGrasse Tyson . . . . . . . 18 Not a Politician . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Neil deGrasse Tyson Q&A . . 22 Spitzer Telescope at 10 . . . . . 60 Cosmos Premieres . . . . . . . . . 26 Images of Spitzer . . . . . . . . . . 64 Cosmos Episodes . . . . . . . . . . 27 Revamping Spitzer . . . . . . . . 74 Ann Druyan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 GPM Launch . . . . . . . . . . . . IBC ‘In Saturn’s Rings’ . . . . . . . . . 36 GPS IIF-5 Launch . . . . . . . . . BC www.RocketSTEM.org Staring at the stars is the theme of this issue. Both above us in the sky, and in Hollywood, as we take you inside the production of the new “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.” We think it is a show worth watching. This digital publication is available for free download as a PDF file. www.rocketstem.org All of our issues are available via a full-screen online reader at: www.issuu.com/rocketstem Editorial Staff Managing Editor: Chase Clark Astronomy Editor: Mike Barrett Photo Editor: J.L. Pickering Contributing Writers Mike Barrett • Lloyd Campbell Chase Clark • Ann Marie Cody Ben Evans • Brandon Fibbs Rich Holtzin • Mary Kanian Mike Killian • Ken Kremer Joe Maness • Sam Mundell David Richards • Tony Rice Nicole Solomon • James Tuttle Sherry Valare • Amjad P. Zaidi Contributing Photographers Mike Barrett • Brenden Clark Marco Di Lorenzo • Patrick Eccelsine Richard Foreman, Jr. • Chris Gunn Chris Haber • David Hearn David Higginbotham • R. Hurt Bill Ingalls • Joe Kane • Mike Killian Ken Kemer • Julian Leek Colin Legg • Damien Peach • T. Pyle Julianne Showalter • Daniel Smith RocketSTEM Board of Directors Chase Clark • Brenden Clark Tim Brown • Nicole Solomon Anthony Fitch RocketSTEM • March 2014 Vol. 2 No. 2 Issue 6 (ISSN: 2326-0661) © 2014 All Rights Reserved (Classroom use permitted) RocketSTEM Media Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 304409 Pensacola, Florida 32507 email: [email protected] On the Cover: Neil deGrasse Tyson is hosting “Cosmos: A Spacetime Image: Patrick Eccelsine/FOX Odyssey. 01 01