Mike Mongo's latest update for The Astronaut Instruction Manual

Sep 30, 2014

WE BROKE 45% FUNDED (all caps 4 life)
...actually, thanks to Peter Krynicki, Calvin Allen, Theo Glorie, and Sam Kaufman, we actually smashed 45% and are are nearer to 47%.

Meaning, we are very very near to the 50% funded mark. Which is so thrilling I can hardly begin to tell you.

See, next week is UN World Space Week. That's my week. I own that week. All week long, as a resident space professional, I'm speaking at classrooms around Key West, FL. It's one of my favorite times of the year. All week I get to meet with students and give them permission to imagine themselves living, working, and playing in our space future. For space educators, it is like Rush Week for future space professionals.

Here I am speaking before kids in Jamaica this April:

(BTW if you need me or another space professional to address students at your school about space and space careers, drop me a line at mike-at-mikemongo-dot-com. Time is short but I have connections all over the US for this, and especially Florida. And especially especially the Florida Keys.)

One more terrific piece of new: This year, I am a Keynote speaker at SEDS SpaceVision 2014 Conference in Durham, NC. SEDS stands for Students for Exploration and Development of Space, and SpaceVision is the largest single gathering of space career-minded college students in the US. October 3-November 2.

That's it. You have all put up money for this project. Your spreading the word to your friends on Facebook and in emails about this project does as much if not more (!) for the campaign as anything I can do. Here's the URL to share:
http://kidastronaut.com

Keep up the good work, next update at 50% mark,
Mike Mongo