HOUSTON, TX, August 8, 2018 – Be an astronaut, water scientist, chemist, or rocket scientist – these were the exciting choices for blind and visually impaired clients of The Lighthouse of Houston at Science Day August 6.
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- Lighthouse client Becky Sarver (center) learns what a spacesuit looks like with the help of Rice volunteers Mary Pineclo (left) and Tanya Rogers (right).
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- Rice volunteer Amit Jain shows Lighthouse client Angelo Ramirez how a “fruit battery” can be used to play music.
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- An official NASA Spacesuit was part of the “Be an Astronaut” station at Lighthouse Science Day.
Sponsored by researchers from Rice University-based NEWT Center (Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment), Lighthouse Science Day featured four stations with 10 different modules where participants could learn about spacesuit design, nanocubes, environmental elements, and more. One of the highlights of the event was an official NASA spacesuit provided by Tanya Rogers, a Rice graduate student and Research and Technology Development Engineer at NASA.
Established in 1939, The Lighthouse of Houston is a private, nonprofit education and service center dedicated to assisting blind and visually impaired people to live independently. The Lighthouse is a United Way of Greater Houston agency