Lonnie translates NASA planetary science for the public through writing news and feature stories that publish on NASA.gov, producing videos for NASA+ and YouTube, and working with the media. Her reporting beat is the solar system and, sometimes, other planetary systems. Lonnie has a background in journalism and communications in the nonprofit and private sectors.
Lonnie Shekhtman
(SR SCIENCE WRITER)
| Email: | lonnie.shekhtman@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 690 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 690 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | ADNET SYSTEMS INC |
Brief Bio
Awards
+ As part of a team responsible for “OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Communications Campaign,” was selected as a finalist for PR Daily’s grand prize: “PR Campaign of the Year" (2024).
+ As OSIRIS-REx sample-return campaign content lead, was part of the team awarded "People's Voice" and "Webby" awards for Social Education & Science Campaigns (2024).
+ As part of NASA Solar System content development team, awarded Webby's "People's Voice" winner for Science Websites and Mobile Sites (2019).
Selected Public Outreach
Why is Methane Seeping on Mars? NASA Scientists Have New Ideas
2024 - 2024
Methane keeps Mars scientists busy with lab work and computer modeling projects that aim to explain why the gas behaves strangely and is detected only in Gale Crater. A NASA research group recently shared an interesting proposal to explain.
Behind the Scenes of a NASA ‘Moonwalk’ in the Arizona Desert
2024 - 2024
A story about Arizona moonwalk simulations, featuring NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas, to help NASA prepare for its Artemis III mission, which will be the first to bring humans back to the Moon's surface since Apollo.
"Other Worlds: Planets"
2023 - 2023
The planets of our solar system are full of mysteries. Meet a few of the scientists who are using the James Webb Space Telescope to look at our solar system and beyond. Watch here.
Reporting OSIRIS-REx sample return news
2023 - 2023
As sample-return campaign content lead, I wrote, edited, and managed all OSIRIS-REx-related news and feature stories in 2023.