Elsa Shiju

  Elsa Shiju on Instagram: Some holiday gift ideas for any space enthusiast in your life! There are these products and so much more! Check out my bio for the link to any shirts, hoodies and more. My book “Do You Want to Be an Astronaut” is 15% off and is offering free shipping and gift wrapping! Just use the code XMASONMARS I  know I will be looking for the rest of my gifts soon. I hope everyone has an amazing holiday season 🎁

                                                                                              I recently had the absolute privilege of visiting the Institut auf Dem Rosenberg in St. Gallen, Switzerland as a  #InstitutaufdemRosenbergAmbassador .  @instrosenberg  is a pioneering boarding school offering a unique learning experience that fosters creativity, independence, and adaptability. Their students get to engage in so many cool collaborative and interdisciplinary projects! One great example of Rosenberg’s immersive learning philosophy is its self-sustaining Future Park, where students undertake projects alongside experts in science, technology and design. The park features Wind Trees, which power charging stations, as well as a Climate Gar...

Elsa's "Mission to Mars and Beyond" Patch designed by NASA's Mission patch artist, Tim Gagnon. Be a part of the Mars Generation and a part of Elsa’s crew. Get a mission patch to collect or stick on your favorite jacket or flight suit.  Shop Now!     I am excited today to have my amazing designer Tim Gagnon write a guest blog about the design of my #NASAElsaShiju Patch. Creating a mission patch for a space program, much less an aspiring astronaut, doesn’t come up in my purview of projects. Still, I keep an open mind for the “There’s a First Time for Everything Category” of creative projects. This specific patch design isn’t for NASA, SpaceX or some other private planetary enterprise, it’s for a rising young star, Elsa Shiju, who from a very young age knew in her heart she wanted to be an astronaut and go to mars. Space mission patches have a great deal of meaning and symbolism underlining the design. With the prominent hashtag “NASAElsaShiju,” Elsa’s patch has a unique...

  June 26, 2022. This past week I attended Mach II Aviation Challenge in Huntsville, AL. I flew a F-18 Hornet to complete different missions. I leaned water and land survival as well as how to build a fire.  My team did patrolling around the complex and in the woods. I did a search and rescues mission. My group designed a squadron patch. I did a simulated helicopter crash and rescue. I also leaned how to turn pants into a life vest, leaned about different planes and their history. I also army crawled through the woods at night. I had lots of fun and excited to do Mach III so I can so even more fun activities.  It was great to see all my old crew trainers and friends at space camp. Ce semaine dernier j’étais à Mach II Aciation Challenge en Huntsville, AL.  J’ai utilisé le F-18 Hornet pour faire des mission. J’appris comment vive dans l’eau et terre aussi comment construire un feu.  Mon équipe marche dans toute espace et le forêts. J’ai fait un trouve et prends mi...

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February 27, 2022. Today I went to Ripley’s Believe It or Not warehouse. I got to all kinds of weird and cool stuff. I saw statues that were made of tires, plastic utensils, and even bones. I saw really cool paintings but the artist would use toothpaste instead of paint. I got to see a shrunken head, a vampire killing set and lots of cool stuff. As far as space stuff, I got to wear a Russian survival jacket. I also got to hold a tube of moon dust, a Fabergé egg with a microfilm of the bible in it that went to the moon, a golf ball that went to the moon and I also got to hold a piece of Mars. I held a pretty big Mars rock. I also got to stand on the rock so I have stepped foot on Mars. After visiting I went to another warehouse to do a photoshoot because I am going to be on the back cover and in one of Ripley’s books. I had a lot of fun seeing the cool stuff and doing the photoshoot. Je suis alle au Ripley’s Believe It or Not et j’ai vu beaucoup des choses bizarre. J’ai vu des statues q...

Master work through International Space University Wallops, VA doing Advanced Rocket, designing a rocket and making it with a 3-d printer and launching it Kansas is Camp 201 prep for future work at Johnson Space Center, Edwards Air Force Base, and Kennedy Space Center "Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia approximately 100 miles north-northeast of Norfolk, is operated by the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, primarily as a rocket launch site to support science and exploration missions for NASA and other Federal agencies. WFF includes an extensively instrumented range to support launches of more than a dozen types of sounding rockets, small expendable suborbital and orbital rockets,  high altitude balloon flights carrying scientific instruments for atmospheric and astronomical research and—using its Research Airport—flight tests of aeronautical research aircraft including unmanned aerial vehicles." - Wikipedia

August 2-7. This week I attended the Virginia Space Flight Academy Advance Rocketry. I built my own rocket while using a 3D printer and I assembled a circuit board to measure the altitude of the rocket. I learned how to solder and aerodynamics. My rocket worked well and came down safely. I went on multiple tours. I went to NOAA, HIF, the Antares Launch Pad, the mission control, and the hangar.  At NOAA I saw different satellite dishes that track weather satellites. I also leaned about weather tracking, At the HIF I got to see the next Antares rocket being built. At the hangar I got to see a T-38. At the graduation I won the award for winning the most points on my rocket. Ce semaine je suis allé à le Virginia Space Flight Academy Advance Rocketry. J’ai construire un fusse avec un 3D imprimeur et aussi des électroniques pour regard le distance de mon fusse. Mon fusse était très bien construire. Je suis allé sur différent tours. Je suis allé à NOAA, HIF, le Antares fusses, et des avio...

  July 18, 2021. This past week I have been attending National Flight Academy in Pensacola, FL. I learned to fly the X-12 Triad as well as calculate my fuel. I had lots of fun. I planned and executed 5 missions. From flying to different airfields to saving a sinking cruise ship. I leaned to hover, formation flying, land survival and a blue angel, Tom Frosch and astronaut, Mike Forman, spoke to the camp.  It was very neat having the sound and pictures to make you feel like you were living on board an aircraft carrier. All in all the week was full of hard work, laughs, and lots of fun. I will be at the VA Flight Academy starting July 20th, the 45th anniversary of Man landing on the moon. Come back after that week for my next blog!   Çe semaine dernier j’ai étais à National Flight Academy dans Pensacola, FL. J’apprends comment vole un X-12 Traid aussi beaucoup de maths. Étais très amusant! J’ai fait 5 mission de vole à des différent airport ou sauve des personnes de un cruis...

July 24, 2021. This weekend was Alumni Festival. On Friday I went to the rededication of the F-14 Tomcat (All hail the mighty Tomcat, all hail). I also listened to astronauts Robert ‘Hoot’ Gibson and Scott Altman talk about their experiences flying the Tomcat. I also got to zip line which was to simulate a parachute drop into water. There was a pool party later that night. Saturday morning I went to the alumni breakfast and received the Outstanding Alumni Award. I got to eat and speech with several astronauts. I also got to go scuba diving once again and walk through the new ISS exhibit. That night I went to the Hall of Fame dinner then went to the concert under the space shuttle Pathfinder. Çe fin de semaine je suis à Alumni Festival. Vendredi je suis allé à Aviation Challenge pour voir le F-14 Tomcat. J’ai entendu les astronautes Robert ‘Hoot’ Gibson et Scott Altman parle de leur expérience dans le Tomcat. Samedi matin j’ai mangé le petit déjeuner avec les astronautes et j’ai aussi r...

July 13-17, 2021. I spent this past week working at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL. I was being a Junior Crew Trainer. It was really neat to see the behind the scenes aspect of Space Camp. I had a fun time getting to know the campers. It has really been a great experience. Cette semaine j’ai travaille à le U.S. Space and Rocket Center dans Hintsville, AL. J’étais une petite instructeur. Étais très cool de voir en coulisses. Étais amusant de parle avec les enfants. Étais un très bon expérience. Este semana yo trabajo a él U.S. Space and Rocket Center en Huntsvile, AL. Yo fue un instructora en formación. Fue muy interesante de ver todo que los instructores hacer para campo d’espacio. Fue muy divertido porque yo puedo hablar con los niños en el campo. Fue un buena experiencia.

Mars is located in southern Butler County  about halfway between the cities of Pittsburgh and Butler. The small community is nestled in a small valley along Breakneck Creek. Pennsylvania Route 228 bypasses the borough to the south, leading east 4 miles (6 km) to Pennsylvania Route 8 and west 8.5 miles (13.7 km) to Interstates 79 and 76 in Cranberry Township. The Mars-Evans City Road leads out of town to the north. Thanks for welcoming me! ;)

June 15 - 20, 2021. The past week I’ve been attending classes with International Space University in their SSP program. My first week went great! I got to listen to some really cool lecture and meet some amazing people. I got to meet my third moonwalker, Harrison Schmitt. This weekend I went to Mars, PA to celebrated Mars New Year. I spent most of my day mingling with the public and answering any of their questions. There was serval NASA representatives who also came and spoke to the people. On Friday night there were fireworks that went off! There were many activities for people to do. I got the Mars stamp on an envelope and postcard, and a souvenir cup. I had a great time and can’t wait to celebrate in another 2 years! Cette passe semaine je suis avec International Space University dans leur SSP program. Mon premier semaine étais fantastique. J’ai entendu des magnifique lectures. J’ai aussi parlé avec astronaute Harrison Schmitt. Tous les personnes son très gentil! Cette weekend je s...

June 7-12, 2021. This past week I’ve been at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas. I got to go stargazing and see different constellations, planets, and clusters. I got to go scuba diving and learn how to breath under water. I also did a mission where my team add to service the Hubble Space Telescope. I got to invent my own experiment that another team would do. I rode a centrifuge, the Multi-Axis Trainer, and a stress simulator. I did a little of robotics and used the EV3 robots. I did flight sims and got my Cosmosphere pilot license. I did a some video filming and editing. Overall everything went well and had an amazing time at camp and met some great friends. La semaine dernière, j'ai été au Cosmosphere à Hutchinson, Kansas. J'ai pu observer les étoiles et voir différentes constellations, planètes et amas. Je dois faire de la plongée sous-marine et apprendre à respirer sous l'eau. J'ai également fait une mission où mon équipe a ajouté au service du télescope spatial...

October 1, 2015. Tonight I went to see the movie The Martian. I highly enjoyed the movie. The plot was incredibly entertaining and the movie keeps you on the edge of your seat. I would recommend this movie to anyone, whether you’re a fan of space travel or not this movie is amazing for all. The Martian is an inspiring story about one astronaut fight to return home. Ce nuit je suis allé voir le film The Martian. J’aime ce film beaucoup. L’histoire est incroyable et le film vous permet de resté sur le bord de votre chaise. Je pense que tous le monde devrais allé voir cette film même si tu n’aime pas l’espace. Le Martian est un histoire de le battre de un astronaute pour retourné sur la Terre. Este noche yo fui a ver la película The Martian. A mí me gusta esta película. Historia fue asombroso y la película guárdele en el borde de su asiento. Yo pienso que todos necesitamos ver esta película incluso si tú no le gustas l’espacio. The Martian es un historia de un astronautas pelea para regre...