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Solar System Ambassadors Carry Comets to the Masses

Who are the Solar System Ambassadors? They are the nearly 500 men and women across the country who bring the excitement of NASA space exploration to millions of people each year. You may want to find the nearest one to your community.

Ambassador James Butts talks with visitors at JPL's Open House (Click to enlarge) Ambassador John Reiss with Director Charles Elachi at JPL's Open House (Click to enlarge)
Ambassador Scott Roberts with Director Charles Elachi at JPL's Open House (Click to enlarge) Ambassador Craig Ihde with Director Charles Elachi at JPL's Open House (Click to enlarge)
Top left: Ambassador James Butts talks with visitors at JPL's Open House.
Other images: Ambassadors John Reiss (top right), Scott Roberts (bottom left), and Craig Ihde (bottom right) pictured with JPL's Director, Dr. Charles Elachi, at Open House.
(Click on any image to enlarge.)

Learn more about the Solar System Ambassador Program and find speakers in your area.

Solar System Ambassadors

We also have the Solar System Educator Program, with 78 master teachers across the country who will each train 100 other teachers in math and science through our space missions. You may be able to book an educator training in your area. Contact eric[at]spaceed.org.

Solar System Educator Program Solar System Educator Program

Our amateur astronomers also tracked Comet Tempel 1 the year 2000 through encounter. You can see their results in images on the STSP web site.



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