Space Science and Public Engagement

Amy Paige Kaminski serves as program executive for prizes and challenges at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., where she develops strategies to expand the space agency’s use of open innovation methods in its research and exploration activities. She was previously senior policy advisor in NASA’s Office of the Chief Scientist, where she supported NASA’s efforts to involve citizens as contributors to its research activities. Before joining NASA, Dr. Kaminski served as a NASA program examiner at the White House Office of Management and Budget and held positions in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation and at the National Space Society. She is also former editor of the American Astronautical Society’s Space Times magazine. Dr. Kaminski received her BA in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Cornell University, MA in Science, Technology, and Public Policy from The George Washington University, and MS and PhD and in Science and Technology Studies from Virginia Tech. Her work, Sharing the Shuttle with America: NASA and Public Engagement after Apollo, won the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ 2018 History Manuscript Award and will be published in a forthcoming book. She is also an author of numerous articles and book chapters on public engagement and space exploration.

1. A Space to Explore: Mars Public Engagement Strategies for a Spacefaring Society 2. Science Centers and Planetariums: Bringing the Universe within Public Reach 3. Engaging the Public with the Great American Eclipse of 2017 4. The Power of Hubble Space Telescope Imagery 5. Enabling Learning and Empowering Workforce Preparation Using Space-based Authentic Experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 6. The Symbiosis of Popular Culture and the Space Sciences 7. Public Engagement with Planetary Science: Experiences with Astrobiology and Planetary Defense 8. Amateur Astronomy 9. The Engagement Activities of ESTCube-1: How Estonia Built and Fell in Love with a Tiny Satellite 10. From Green Peas to STEVE: Citizen Science Engagement in Space Science 11. From Management to Engagement: How South Africa's Square Kilometer Array Project Transformed its Interactions with Stakeholder Groups 12. Crowdfunding for Space Science and Public Engagement: The Planetary Society Shares Lessons Learned