Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop

Past Attendees

2023 Attendees

Instructors (kneeling starting from left): Christian Ready, Mike Brotherton, Theodora Zastrocky. Standing, starting from the left: David B. Coe, K.B. Wagers, Rebecca Schaeffer, Bryan Young, Rachael Jones, Janci Patterson, Kwame Mbalia, Eliot Schrefer, and David Boop.

2022 Attendees

Instructors (kneeling starting from left): Christian Ready, Theodora Zastrocky, Mike Brotherton, and the rest of the awesome gang…

David Boop
J. A. Campbell
Daphne Kalotay
Laura Lam
Kevin Andrew Murphy
Sylvia McNicoll
Alexandra Oliva
Emily X.R. Pan
Emma Torzs

2021 Attendees

Liliana De Castro
Margaret Dunlap
Robert Furey
Kimberly Harrison
Robert Kruger
Cat Rambo
Shveta Thrakrar
James Van Pelt
Cassidy Ward

2020 Workshop canceled due to COVID-19

2019 Attendees

The crew of Launch Pad 2019. Photo courtesy Chris McKitterick.

2018 Attendees

The crew of Launch Pad 2018. Photo courtesy Robert Boyle.

2017 Attendees

Photo courtesy Marko Kloos

2016 Attendees

Photo courtesy Jim C. Hines

2015 Attendees

Photo courtesy John Gilbey

2014 Attendees

2013 Attendees

Instructors: Mike Brotherton, Christian Ready, Andria Schwortz

On Friday, july 19, the class of launch Pad 2013 took a moment to step outside and wave at Saturn on the day Earth smiled. The photo was taken from the direction of Saturn relative to our location here on Earth so this is what the Cassini spacecraft might have seen if it had a strong enough zoom lens. Photo courtesy Andrew Romine.

2012 Attendees

Guest Instructors: Geoffrey Landis and Christian Ready

2011 Attendees

Guest Instructor: Stanley Schmidt

2010 Attendees

Guest Instructor: Kevin R. Grazier

2009 Attendees

Guest instructors: Joe Haldeman and Phil Plait

2008 Attendees

2007 Attendees

Guest Instructor: Jerry Oltion

Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop: Improving Science Literacy through Words and Media