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Dr Jack Bacon – NASA Rocket Scientist

On 21 June 2006 Dr Jack Bacon, a NASA Rocket Scientist, participated in a videoconference with four schools from around New Zealand.

Dr Jack Bacon is an internationally-known motivational speaker, a distinguished lecturer of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and a frequently requested speaker on topics concerning technology and the factors that shape human society.

Watch video clips of Jack talking about:

  • The importance of education and the pursuit of scientific understanding of the universe
  • New Zealander’s who’ve changed the world – from scientists like William Pickering and Ernest Rutherford to others like Edmund Hillary
  • The career path to becoming a space scientist at NASA
  • The future of the world once fuels have been depleted
  • Nuclear fusion

Participating Schools:

  • Mackenzie College
  • Opunake High
  • South Learning Centre
  • St Kevin’s College

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