Day 10 - Monday, July 18

Wow! I can't believe a week has gone by already! Monday we had the usual flow: 3 lectures then lunch. After that we learned about STK (Satellite Tool Kit) which is a program that can calculate orbits and attitudes of satellites. As an exercise, we practiced tracking the International Space Station and created a list of sighting opportunities. It was pretty cool because you can change the view to the satellite you are tracking so you could look down at earth from ISS as it flies over.

John Logsdon talked about his new book "John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon."
The most interesting part was a video showing JFK proposing cooperation with Russia rather than competition. I purchased a copy of the book after the talk and had John sign it for me!

After the book review, Soyeon Yi, the first Korean astronaut gave a really fun talk about her selection and training. Soyeon is hilarious and she strives to show the world that science / space fans are cool, not nerds. Then she served us Korean food she had prepared which was delicious! After the presentation, some students and faculty joined Soyeon on stage to play some songs like "Fly me to the moon" and "Hey, Mr. Spaceman." The band was called "Soyeon and the Space Schnitzels." :-)