
Space Science and Public Engagement
21st Century Perspectives and Opportunities
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Description
Key Features
- Critically examines how expert organizations and the space science community have sought to bring space science to the public
- Examines how the public has responded, and in some cases self-organized, to opportunities to contribute to space science
- Outlines future engagement interests and possibilities
Readership
Students and professors in space and planetary science; policymakers and those working in public outreach in other scientific disciplines
Table of Contents
1. A Space to Explore: Mars Public Engagement Strategies for a Spacefaring Society
2. Science Centers and Planetariums: Bringing the Universe within Public Reach
3. Engaging the Public with the Great American Eclipse of 2017
4. The Power of Hubble Space Telescope Imagery
5. Enabling Learning and Empowering Workforce Preparation Using Space-based Authentic Experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
6. The Symbiosis of Popular Culture and the Space Sciences
7. Public Engagement with Planetary Science: Experiences with Astrobiology and Planetary Defense
8. Amateur Astronomy
9. The Engagement Activities of ESTCube-1: How Estonia Built and Fell in Love with a Tiny Satellite
10. From Green Peas to STEVE: Citizen Science Engagement in Space Science
11. From Management to Engagement: How South Africa's Square Kilometer Array Project Transformed its Interactions with Stakeholder Groups
12. Crowdfunding for Space Science and Public Engagement: The Planetary Society Shares Lessons Learned
Product details
- No. of pages: 298
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2021
- Published: June 4, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- eBook ISBN: 9780128173916
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128173909
About the Editor
Amy Kaminski
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