Fifty-years ago, NASA launched Apollo 8 moonward with an official mission: photographing the moon’s surface. The flight’s unofficial mission was to travel to the moon and back before the Soviet Union accomplished the same feat. The astronauts and the NASA ground crew accomplished both of these goals. Earthrise, taken on December 24, 1968, by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders. Source: NASA/Bill Anders Earthrise, taken on December 24, 1968, by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders

Source: Hermeus Corporation An Atlanta-based startup plans to develop a plane capable of flying passengers between London and New York in just 90 minutes. According to the announcement from the aerospace company Hermeus Corporation, the flight time between the two cities, which currently takes over seven hours, could eventually take roughly an hour and a half with a hypersonic plane capable of traveling at Mach 5 (five times faster than the speed of sound, which is Mach 1). “

Katherine Young will tell you that her work as a graphic artist only has the chance to influence people for one second. Much of her work is seen in passing, out of the corner of the eye—it’s on Facebook and Instagram, in print magazines, on postcards, posters, or e-mail. People may look at these designs quickly, but they take a long time to create. The idea is that if it’s engaging and eye-catching, people might decide that they’re interested in a topic and want to learn more

When we think of engineering in the aviation industry, we tend to focus on the development of new aircraft, but what about the planes that are already out there, those that could find new life with some retrofitting? Danielle Vardaro came to Boeing after earning her undergraduate degree, and she has worked as an engineer on the production and manufacturing side for years. Today, she is a director in product marketing, selling avionics and performance upgrades for all of Boein

Travel down memory lane with one of the original Nerd Girls, Danielle Vardaro, who explains what ignited the Nerd Girls mission. ​This episode is brought to you by IEEE GlobalSpec. 10:20 | 6/1/19 | Season 1 ​ #S1E8AerospaceOriginalNerdGirls