What use is a geologist in a nuclear age?

On my birthday for the past two years, I've written a piece about my goal of becoming an astronaut. However, this year I'd like to instead share with you a work of fiction that I wrote which was born out of that dream, and one that was actually nominated for an award a while back. I like to think and write about humans in space, and about what humanity might change (and not change) about itself to survive in space long-term. So, if you're interested in my vision for a bold, human future of spaceflight, maybe give this tiny short story a read. 

What does it mean to be a woman in planetary science?

The Soviet space program was an endeavor that struck fear into the hearts of Americans for decades, and yet somehow remained shrouded in mystery.

Many scientific historians have broadly discussed the influence of the Cold War on the development of specific fields within the broader discipline of earth science.  However, few have touched on the study of climate change by the U.S. military, and its array of plans to co-opt the process for warfare during (and later after) the Cold War. 

I want to be an astronaut.

Welcome to the third and last section of my blog post on earth science in the 20th century! We’re here to close out the Cold War and speculate on the future, now with even more sources for your reading pleasure.

World War II was the beginning of a decades-long partnership between the U.S. Navy and civilian oceanographers that would last into the Cold War, completely redefining what the field was capable of and producing some of the defining theories about the earth that we herald today.  And yet, it eventually began to fall apart.