<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><font face="Gill Sans" size="4" class="">hi all,</font><div class=""><font face="Gill Sans" size="4" class=""> good evening from Florida….it is beyond comprehension that kids are back in school this week…it is very strange here, in Florida, the debate over wearing masks…we are not doing well with keeping new cases down, it seems to be at its worst ever…with more kids getting affected…that is what CDC is saying, of course others see it so differently…I know it is so difficult for teachers who must protect themselves as well as the kids…</font></div><div class=""><font face="Gill Sans" size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Gill Sans" size="4" class=""> I know I don’t say it enough but I believe teachers have the most important, most challenging, and certainly now, the most demanding job in the world….contending with administrators, state tests, parents, COVID, and now, even politics…but I also believe you have the most rewarding…I am eternally thankful to all of you for what you do…even more so when visit school, the effort you make to support the visits…so flexible and I know you care about your students in very special ways…also, teachers influence kids for life…from my heart to yours…thank you so much…</font></div><div class=""><font face="Gill Sans" size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Gill Sans" size="4" class="">in the last email we talked about the Space Apps challenge...</font><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Gill Sans" size="4" class="">NASA’s 10th Space Apps Challenge Increases Global Participation…it is wonderful when international participation is encouraged as I know so many around the world love to participate in NASA events…I hope, for those interested, you are able to enjoy this opportunity….</font></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Gill Sans" size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="Gill Sans" size="4" class="">we also spoke about the </font></span><font face="Gill Sans" size="4" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">Starliner Launch…</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: inherit;" class="">NASA Updates Coverage, Invites Public to Virtually Join</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">…</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: inherit;" class="">the launch was scrubbed and has not been rescheduled</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">…</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: inherit;" class="">this is kind of a set </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">each</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: inherit;" class=""> for Boeing as this is a test of the capsule, the next flight is supposed to take astronauts to the ISS similar to </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">what</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: inherit;" class=""> Space X is doing</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">…</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: inherit;" class="">.there have been other issues so this test is critical to the future of Boeing</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">…</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: inherit;" class="">.</span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Gill Sans" size="4" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: inherit;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><span class="" style="font-family: "Gill Sans";">W</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Gill Sans"; color: rgb(5, 5, 5); background-color: white;">e have to stay positive and always be thankful…</span><font face="Gill Sans" class=""> remembering to do our best, enjoy everything we do, believe in ourselves, and let those we care about most know (I always say this, we all need to take it to heart) …hugs & smiles… :-) :-)</font><span class="" style="font-family: "Gill Sans";"> </span><span class="" style="font-family: "Gill Sans";"> STAY SAFE, TAKE CARE, Love ya, Gabe</span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Gill Sans" size="4" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: inherit;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><div class="title-bar" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 2em 0px;"><div class="title-wrap" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 532.203125px; padding: 0px;"><h1 class="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 2.2em; margin: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.1; color: inherit;">NASA’s Perseverance Team Assessing First Mars Sampling Attempt</h1></div></div><section id="ember30" class="opened collapsible ember-view" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-height: none; overflow-y: hidden;"><div class="text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="type-image dnd-atom-wrapper context-full_width" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto 2em;"><div class="dnd-drop-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/1_-_pia24795a_-_front_left_hazcam_borehole_closeup_-_flf_0164_0681506341_857cws_n0060000fhaz00209_0m00llj01-stretched.png" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(66, 139, 202);" class=""><font face="Gill Sans" size="4" class=""></font></a></div></div></div></section></div></body></html>