I am excited to share that I served as a NASA Virtual Expert through their Digital Learning Network on Wednesday, April 19th. The Digital Learning Network hosts closed interactive video conferences with classrooms or live stream events where an expert on a subject topic is selected to talk to ... READ MORE»
Astronaut Abby Named Huffington Post and Ford’s 20 Under 20 STEAM Pioneers
I am thrilled to be chosen as one of Ford and Huffington Post's 20 Under 20 Next Generation of STEAM Pioneers for 2016. It is such an honor to be recognized for my outreach work with The Mars Generation and my involvement in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM). The ... READ MORE»
Join Astronaut Abby To Celebrate One Year in Orbit
I can't believe it's already been one year since the launch of my nonprofit The Mars Generation. This nonprofit was born from my outreach program that I launched when I was 15 years old as a way to share my own love of space and STEM with others. My online community grew to over 1/2 million people ... READ MORE»
Speaking at the 2016 Humans to Mars Summit
I am excited to announce that I will be speaking at the 2016 Humans to Mars Summit. This annual event is an Explore Mars premiere event and is being held May 17-19 at the George Washington University in Washington D.C. It is such an honor to be asked to join the speaker lineup on the first day ... READ MORE»
NASA Now Accepting Applications for Astronaut Selection
It's exciting to announce that NASA is now accepting astronaut candidate applications! They will be accepting submissions now through February 18, 2016! To apply you must be a qualified United States Citizen. What are the qualifications? You can check out my blog post titled How to Become an ... READ MORE»
Give To Mars Day Twitter Chat With Students Today!
I’m so excited for my first live Twitter chat today about Mars with students from the New Academy of Canoga Park in Los Angeles! It’s even more special because it’s happening on #GivetoMarsDay! #GivetoMarsDay is a 24-hour online fundraising campaign that The Mars Generation, the nonprofit I ... READ MORE»
Press Release: The race to Mars – a Teen, a Dream, and a Sack of Potatoes
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 03, 2015 The Mars Generation (TMG) is excited to announce that on November 12, 2015 they will be participating in Give to the Max Day, a 24 hour community giving day hosted in Minnesota (U.S.) with donors and participants worldwide. The Mars Generation will ... READ MORE»
Xplore Deep Space Twitter Space Chat
I am excited to be participating once again in a Twitter space chat with Explore Deep Space on October 29, 2015 at 3pm EST. This will be my second chat with the great people at Explore Deep Space and I am definitely looking forward to it. You can follow the chat by following the hashtag #SpaceChat ... READ MORE»
Press Release: Launch of The Mars Generation
Eighteen-Year-Old Launches ‘The Mars Generation’ to Raise Excitement for Human Space Exploration *** College Freshman Credits Worldwide Support of Her Dream to be First Astronaut to Mars as Inspiration Behind New Organization SEPT. 15, 2015 – WELLESLEY, MA – College freshman and aspiring ... READ MORE»
STEM Everyday Podcast Interview By Marion Leary
It's always an honor to be asked for an interview by people working in the education sector. I was excited to be asked by Marion Leary to be part of her special segment STEAMrollers that is part of the STEM Everyday Podcast run by Chris Woods. The STEM Everyday podcast is a very special podcast ... READ MORE»
