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This practice-based PhD thesis offers a critical examination of the Design of Experiences through the exploration of two examples of my work; projects titled, the International Space Orchestra (2012-13) and Disaster Playground (2013-15). The written thesis is presented in additi…

This digital library exhibit covers significant programs or events concerning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during President Clinton’s administration. The administration established and implemented a series of space policies to address a broad range of…

Earth scientists today tend to view the planet as an integrated system comprised of interconnected components in the air, land, water, and biota. Earth scientists overwhelmingly use one particular phrase to describe this understanding of the planet: the “Earth system.” How did i…

The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of proposed budget cuts on NASA’s education mission broadly and on NASA’s Office of Education / STEM Engagement specifically. Throughout the four years of the Trump Administration, executive budgets proposed the orderly shutdow…

As NASA propelled mankind beyond the limits of the earth, women and African American employees fought against discriminatory structures and systems within the agency. Since its inception, NASA administrators and NASA’s black employees had a tenuous relationship. Black employees …