One Giant Leap Radio

One Giant Leap Australia Foundation, Hylmpulse and Yuri have teamed up to give Australian school students the opportunity to send their very own postcard to space on board a rocket to be launched from South Australia this month! The postcards will be launched as part of a payload on the inaugural launch of a HyImpulse rocket. European company, HyImpulse are due to launch the SR75 launch vehicle from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range on the 29 April 2024. See the Lauch here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l__EVXk0pw4

The ELO₂ consortium (of which One Giant Leap Australia Foundation is part of) has created a challenge for young students to learn about lunar rovers and what they are used for in anticipation of Australia’s first lunar rover – part of the Australian Space Agency’s Moon to Mars Trailblazer Initiative.Landing an Australian rover on the lunar surface will highlight the kind of space and STEM endeavours that children can aspire to, creating a ‘where were you’ moment that hasn’t been seen since Australia played a crucial role in helping NASA bring TV images of the first Moonwalk to the world in 1969.ELO₂ Little Dipper Challenge invites children aged 5-12 years old to experiment with common materials found at home or school in a creative project about space. The mission is to build and test a scoop, like the one that will be on the Australian lunar rover, to collect soil from the Moon.FInd out more at; www.elo2.au

In this episode, we chat to Jennie Anderson, Education Program Manager at the Space Foundation, about the recent Space Symposium in Colorado. Our very own Shannon McConnell also joins us to tell us about her experience at the event.To find out more about the Space Foundation visit; https://www.spacefoundation.orgYou can also learn more about the work of One Giant Leaps Austtralia Foundation at; https://onegiantleapfoundation.com.au

It's time for an update on the International Space Station with Liam Kennedy from www.issabove.com - To order an "ISS Above" visit www.onegiantleapaustralia.com/iss-above/

Something a little different in this episode, what if William Shakespeare wrote the film 'Aliens'? If you are in Adelaide during the Fringe Festival, you can find out!We talk to Actor and Director, Rob Lloyd about this re telling of a science fiction classic!https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/shakespeare-aliens-af2023

In this episode we are joined by Jeremy Repetto from Geospatial Intelligence to discuss satellites and remote sensing.On Instagram @geospatial_intelwww.geoint.com.auFollow Jeremy @jeremyrepetto

Conitnuing with our discussions with our USA Educator Advisory Board, we speak to Pam Kraus. Pam is the Career Technical Education (CTE) Coordinator and STEM Consultant at Smoky Hill Education Service Center in Salina, Kansas. As CTE Coordinator Pam writes and administers the federal Perkins Grant for 42 rural Kansas districts in the Smoky Hill Carl Perkins Consortium.https://onegiantleapfoundation.com.au/usa-educator-advisory-board/