Watch Press Conferences on Astronomy Cast LIVE

By Nancy Atkinson - June 3, 2008 at 7:27 AM UTC | Site News

UPDATE: NEW LINK for Noon conference

Wish you were here? Join us today from the AAS meeting in St. Louis. We'll be live-streaming video of the press conferences on the Astronomy Cast UStream channel. You can participate via chat if you go to the link above, or watch it live below.

Today's Press Conference schedule (all times CDT): 9:40 am: Weird Binary Stars 12:00pm: The Milky Way

Also, Pamela's session at 10:00 am will be available live: Round Table: Connecting Local and National New Media Programs in the IYA 2009.

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Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com