THE FINAL FRONTIER
TOURING THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
used to create Exoplanet Excursions, an immersive virtual reality experience that lets your family experience the Spitzer’s discoveries and control the telescope yourself. These incredible excursions are available on Oculus or Steam, so visit Spitzer. Caltech.edu/vr to start your adventure and explore deep space today!
First launched in 1998, the International Space Station is a multinational space research laboratory. Nineteen different nations have sent astronauts, cosmonauts, and space tourists to the space station to conduct scientific experiments. It’s truly the stuff science fiction dreams are made of! In 2012, Expedition 33 Commander Sunita Williams filmed a full tour of this amazing floating lab and even included a quick lesson on how to work out in zero gravity. “Visit” the space station for yourself at Bit.ly/ISSTour.
PLANET-HOPPING WITH NASA
Have you ever wondered would it be like to stand on another world? Then “book” your next vacation with the Exoplanet Travel Bureau! This program takes you on digital tours of real exoplanets NASA has discovered. Though we don’t know what the surfaces of these worlds look like, artists have used scientific data to create 3D landscapes to explore. See them all, from Kepler-16b to TRAPPIST-1e, at Exoplanets.NASA.gov/alien- worlds/exoplanet-travel-bureau.
Commercial space travel might still be the stuff of science fiction stories, but thanks to computer programs and augmented reality, your family can still experience what it’s like to explore space. NASA and other organizations provide a wealth of free resources that make space exploration come to life for stargazers and future astronauts alike. Take some time to explore a few of our favorites today.
EXPLORING DEEP SPACE VIA VIRTUAL REALITY
On Jan. 30, 2020, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope concluded its 16-year mission researching exoplanets, which are planets outside our solar system. This data was
Use Your Phone Germ-Free PhoneSoap’s Amazing Success As an entrepreneur, can you imagine declining an offer from any one of the top sharks on “Shark Tank” and seeing it pay off? For PhoneSoap founders Wes LaPorte and Dan Barnes, this was precisely the case. However, how they got on the show is what makes their story so fascinating. For the cousin duo, it all started with the cell phone health-related research they stumbled upon in 2009. During that time, scientists discovered that the average smartphone is crawling with 18 times more bacteria than a public restroom. When they saw these startling statistics, they knew they had to do something about it. However, it wasn’t easy — they experienced trial and error, along with issues with crowdfunding, before launching their product in 2014. PhoneSoap is designed with a chamber that sanitizes your phone. Once sealed inside, it uses UVC light during a 10-minute process to kill 99.99% of bacteria, viruses, and other household pathogens on the device. PhoneSoap products are carefully designed so the UVC light emitted from the chamber never reaches your eyes. The design of the PhoneSoap station is incredibly safe, small, portable, and easy to use.
on the CBS show “Shark Tank.” Some of the sharks declined due to doubts about demand for such a device. But after LaPorte and Barnes explained that PhoneSoap isn’t only for residential consumers but also for commercial use in
hospitals, the sharks changed their tune and three made offers. However, the cousins ended up rejecting their offers and, instead, made a deal with Lori Greiner, the self-appointed “Queen of QVC.” Since their “Shark Tank” feature in 2015, the company has sold over 1 million products, and they’re now selling so quickly that they require preorder for delivery. The success of Dan Barnes and Wes LaPorte’s business seems crazy to some, but components to their success were present from the beginning. Their business skill, faith, consideration of their craft, and compassion for consumers paid off and continue to help those who need it.
After all the trial, error, and rejection from potential investors and customers, the team’s hard work finally paid off when they were featured
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