Celebrating PUNCH Outreach
Cherilynn
Morrow
Education & Diversity Consultant for SwRI
Tasnim Alshuli, University of Arizona
Joe Aragon, Pueblo of Acoma
Jayne Aubele, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Robert Bigelow, Clark Planetarium retired
Sanlyn Buxner, Planetary Science Institute
Nina Byers, Fiske Planetarium
David Cornucopia, National Park Service, retired
Craig DeForest, Southwest Research Institute
Dave Dooling, retired
Sarah Gibson, High Altitude Observatory
Jim Greenhouse, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Duke Johnson, Clark Planetarium
Nicole Johnson, Fiske Planetarium
John Keller, Fiske Planetarium
Don Kolinski, High Altitude Observatory
Geoff Skelton, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Jason Trump, Clark Planetarium
Rachel Vara, Girl Scouts of SW Texas
Nicki Viall, Goddard Spaceflight Center
Mike Zawaski, Fort Lewis College
Oral
(Invited Talk)
The Ancient & Modern Sun-watching theme of the multi-institutional, cross-cultural, inter-generational outreach team embedded in the NASA PUNCH mission is designed to carry on with vigor beyond the eclipses. We are leveraging the Heliophysics Big Year, the Parker closest approach, the PUNCH launch, and other meaningful milestones to connect a broader diversity of people to NASA Heliophysics in personally and culturally relevant ways. PUNCH Outreach is fulfilling its promise of mutual learning and collaborative productivity with mission team members, Native American and Latinx youth & families, Blind learners, and Girl Scouts in ways that benefit all people. This presentation provides an update for the community on the strategies, accomplishments, and envisioned legacy of our efforts. We are endeavoring to exemplify best practices in support of a renaissance of effective NASA mission-embedded outreach programs.