By Jim Gerard, INSPIRE Eduation Specialist, KSC, FL
Despite some technical difficulties, we had a great chat last night with returning guest Dr. Aprille Ericsson from Goddard Space Flight Center. 60 OLC members tuned in to hear "Dr. Doctor" (a nickname she picked up having a PhD and an honorary doctorate) talk about "Women in NASA" and specifically her story of becoming a 'rocket scientist'.
We started late as Dr. Aprille had some difficulties connecting to the Collaborate room, and then could not get her microphone to work. I found however by placing my iPhone near MY computer mic I could broadcast her voice and we were able to proceed. In a small way we were modeling one of the themes of Dr. Aprille's talk: Keep moving forward and persevere through the difficulties. And that we did. I hope her presentation was inspiring to young women and men alike. Please view the archive of the chat if you were unable to join us live.
Next week, we hear from NASA EDGE co-host Blair Allen as he talk to us about putting together the NASA EDGE program and other media as we continue our look "Behind the Scenes at NASA". See you then!
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