7 Oct
2009
7 Oct
'09
2:40 p.m.
Ms. Obama will host a star party at the Whitehouse tonight with about 20 scopes, beginning at 6pm MDT tonight. http://www.nasa.gov/home/astronomy_night.html "President Obama will speak about the importance of science, engineering and math education and his support for astronomy’s capacity to promote a greater awareness of our place in the universe, expand human knowledge and inspire the next generation of explorers." According to the press release, parts apparently will be broadcast on NASA TV on the public ed channel - http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html and will be streamed from - http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ - Kurt