As Speck was in Missouri, which was part of totality for the 2017 solar eclipse, and spent 3 years promoting the celestial event across North America.[18] Speck was described by PBS as the "scientist in the forefront of educating the public" about the solar eclipse, and was appointed co-chair of the National Total Solar Eclipse Task Force.[19][20][21][22][23][24][25] She worked with the NASA Heliophysics Science Division to share information about the eclipse.[9] Speck created a guide to watching the eclipse with Science Friday.[26]