Starbird Association
Who We Are
Advocate for SpaceNorth
SpaceX. NASA. Blue Origin - We want your offices here. We're going out into our business community and having conversations about Minnesota as SpaceNorth. We hope to develop strategic partners that can be on board with our SpaceNorth mission as a benefit to the Minnesota business landscape and the people who live and work here.
Aerospace & STEM Events
We plan to host or collaborate with other organizations in Minnesota to host aerospace and STEM activities and events. In our mission to build a technically curious workforce, we want to engage Minnesota youth in interactive and fun aerospace and STEM activities and events.
Supporting Anoka County Composite Squadron Cadet Programs
We support the innovative youth leadership programming at the Anoka County Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol. As Starbird supports aerospace and STEM with youth, we want to support the needs of an organization that shares our goals.
Upcoming Events
April 10-14 President Mary Albright attends the Space Symposium and the StellarXplorers National Finals in Colorado
Weekend of May 4-5 - Spring Presentation and Event in the Twin Cities
July 20 - Lunar Shindig - Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing
News
Solar Week – What does a Solar Scientist do?
A solar scientist studies the Sun, right? But it's not the simple. Sometimes I think we look at the Sun like breathing - we don't think about it, it's just there. But the Sun has a huge impact on Earth, humans, our habitat and so much more. What do Solar Scientists...
read moreThe Neolithic Revolution
Everybody has their own daily grind. You wake up to your alarm. You get ready for the morning ahead. And you get your coffee and breakfast going before you’re out the door, ready to tackle what the day is going to throw at you. Wait, back it up. What did you have for...
read moreMath Week Fun Fact #5 – Googol is a real thing
Yes, I didn't have a typo. Googol is a real thing. A real number, actually. It's a 1 followed by 100 zeros which reflect the infinite amount of search on the internet. The term was invented by Milton Sirotta, the 9-year nephew of mathematician Edward Kasner, who had...
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