How To Be a Rocket Scientist

If you or someone you know is 8-12 years old in the USA, SPACEKIDS GLOBAL has an exciting contest open now for them to start a career as a . Eight winners get a trip to the Blue Origin facility in Florida with a parent or guardian. Three winners get to see a rocket launch! Learn more here and please share with your friends & family if they are in the USA.

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Saturday morning will hopefully be the launch of the Big One! Who else will be sure to watch one of the livestreams??

Yes, we have a problem with kids today. That being, they don't know enough about the amazing opportunities that exist for them today and in the years ahead.

Listen to the latest episode of the "We've Got a Problem" podcast with Andrew Wallace to hear him talk with Brett Hoffstadt, author of "How To Be a Rocket Scientist" about what can be done about it.

How to Be a Rocket Scientist w/Brett Hoffstadt | We‘ve Got a Problem Rocket scientist, aviation engineer, and now author Brett Hoffstadt joins the podcast this week to give practical tips on how to encourage kids to pursue a career in the STEM fields, share his enthusiasm for the challenge and promise of the future, and why he believes "hope is not a plan." Listen &....

The inaugural launch attempt for SpaceX Starship (the largest rocket ever built - with 33 engines in its first stage) is scheduled for 8am US Central Time tomorrow morning from Texas. Who else is planning to be watching with me?!

Best wishes to all of the people who have worked on the program. Hope we see a launch in the next few minutes!!

For anyone who lives in the , this weekend I'll be at 2 events. Saturday is in Sunnyvale, . Sunday is in San Ramon, the East Bay. Free events both days. A great event to choose from many books about , , & !

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This webinar with Moon Village Association starts in 30 minutes. Not just for their members in Pakistan. Anyone who wants to use the upcoming missions as an to boost & benefit from your skills is welcome.

MVA Pakistan – Opportunity to focus on upcoming lunar missions as a writer – Moon Village Association Title of Event : Opportunity to focus on upcoming lunar missions as a writerSpeaker Name : Brett HoffstadtDate & Time: Aug 18, 2022 02:00 PM Greenwich Mean TimeRegistration Link : https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIuf-irpzgsEtMRvI26hXYEn3dxTlicURuv

This Thursday, join me and a crowd from Pakistan with Moon Village Association to learn how your writing skills can help you be a part of lunar development and exploration missions.

MVA Pakistan – Opportunity to focus on upcoming lunar missions as a writer – Moon Village Association Title of Event : Opportunity to focus on upcoming lunar missions as a writerSpeaker Name : Brett HoffstadtDate & Time: Aug 18, 2022 02:00 PM Greenwich Mean TimeRegistration Link : https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIuf-irpzgsEtMRvI26hXYEn3dxTlicURuv

Yesterday we had a successful flight to the stratosphere with a high-altitude balloon by JP Aerospace! Follow him for more. Stay tuned here too.

Launch countdown is underway for the JP Aerospace mission to the stratosphere with payloads for “Goodnight Moon Base” Kickstarter backers! Learn more and see how you can get your own personalized souvenir from the edge of space by going here: www.goodnightmoonbase.com

We have another weather delay for this mission, sad to say. Stratospheric winds would place the payloads too far away and into the rugged Nevada mountains. Check in with the countdown on the book's website to look at the current date. And get your own mementos from the edge of space while supplies last.

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BREAKING NEWS for Kickstarter backers and fans of GOODNIGHT MOON BASE: after 6+ months of delays due to weather, the next high-altitude balloon mission to the stratosphere from JP Aerospace is this Sunday!

The payload includes personalized cards for the Kickstarter backers of GOODNIGHT MOON BASE.

Plus there are more available for others! Learn how to get your own card that has traveled to the edge of space and back while you can:

Update 56: Mission to the edge of space is scheduled for this Sunday, May 22nd! · Goodnight Moon Base Hello dear Kickstarter backers for GOODNIGHT MOON BASE. I recently received the word from John "JP" Powell at JP Aerospace that the weather conditions in the stratosphere have *finally* improved in the western USA. Mission #200 with your payload is scheduled for this Sunday morning, May 22nd! Among....

Here’s a good article about an innovative rocket scientist.

How an ex-Blue Origin intern got a $500,000 check from Mark Cuban to build a major SpaceX rival Tim Ellis, a former Blue Origin engineer, built aerospace start-up Relativity Space into a $4.2 billion company — with some help from Mark Cuban. Here's how.

Rocket science needs more than rocket scientists!! Look at this amazing photograph from a professional space photographer. I will give you his link in a comment. I think I need to order this print. It is from the pre-dawn SpaceX launch that just happened today.

One kind of “rocket scientist” is a graphic designer. Yes, we need them too! Want a chance to earn €1,000? (That’s 1,000 Euros.) The first International Moon Day needs a logo. They are holding a public competition for its design. You have one more month to submit up to 2 designs. Check the link if you think you have qualifications or pass along the opportunity! https://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=S6h5sL&mc=rm&s=Ngsswj&u=AXTY&z=EVTaBQJ&

International Moon Day Logo Competition – International Moon Day International Moon Day Logo Competitionby Website Updateson Posted on March 29, 2022April 2, 2022 The International Moon Day Group is pleased to announce the International Moon Day Logo Competition! The International Moon Day is an annual celebration on the 20th of July, aimed at commemorating human...

This will be a must-watch TEDx talk!

Co-Founder Michelle Slawecki Hanlon gave a TedX talk entitled "Who Cares What Happens to Bootprints on the Moon." The recording will be available soon!

It's 30 minutes until show time! Listen in live to The Space Show as I (Brett Hoffstadt) and Steve Tanaka, the illustrator for GOODNIGHT MOON BASE, talk with Dr. David Livingston. You can email or call in live to the show too with your questions or thoughts. https://thespaceshow.com/show/11-feb-2022/broadcast-3824-brett-hoffstadt-steve-tanaka

I had a wonderful response from all the pre-orders for "GOODNIGHT MOON BASE." It's now available everywhere in all formats! The first requirement to become a "rocket scientist" - or whatever you want to achieve in life - is to have the vision and the desire. If you want to give this gift to someone so we can have more people reach for the moon, the planets, and the stars; this could ignite their dreams for a lifetime. www.goodnightmoonbase.com

Want to inspire a future rocket scientist who needs a bedtime story? Want to give me a chance to have the #1 Children's Book on Amazon next Tuesday? Want to get a unique and custom space gift from me for a child near you? It's all here if you pre-order GOODNIGHT MOON BASE before Tuesday! Watch my short video here: https://goodnightmoonbase.com/pre-order

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February 1st will be the biggest book launch of my lifetime (so far). If successful, it will start a movement to define what kind of permanent moon settlement we create. How important is our first civilization beyond Earth to you? If you care about this, please look at GOODNIGHT MOON BASE and make a pre-order on Amazon. If we can make this the #1 Childrens Book on February 1st, our positive destiny will be set in motion! https://howtobearocketscientist.com/releasing-february-1st-2022-goodnight-moon-base-childrens-book-print-editions/

Releasing February 1st, 2022: Goodnight Moon Base children’s book print editions | How To Be a Rocket Scientist New Children’s Book With A Clever Twist on a Famous Classic Brings Children to a Moon Base for Bedtime

If your dream to become a “rocket scientist” came true, what would that look like?

The first editions of "GOODNIGHT MOON BASE" have landed! To inspire the youngest among us, this bedtime storybook transports children TO the moon for bedtime. The ebook and coloring book editions were released Monday. Take a closer look here. I hope you'll think about any toddlers in your orbit and invite them into this inspiring world. https://howtobearocketscientist.com/the-first-editions-of-goodnight-moon-base-land-today/

The first editions of GOODNIGHT MOON BASE land today | How To Be a Rocket Scientist A journey two years in the making comes to an exciting milestone today. At the end of 2019, I concluded that the most effective way to foster future generations of rocket scientists was to start as early and as young as possible. That meant reaching out to and connecting with toddlers and infants. F...

"Goodnight Moon Base" is now available for pre-orders! Book formats and store outlets are rolling out over the next few days. Here is the book on Barnes & Noble, eBook and Paperback. The Coloring Book Edition and Hardback will be next! Will be on Amazon as well. Bedtime is going to the moon! https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/goodnight-moon-base-brett-hoffstadt/1140683830