Randy Wilson

Astronomy Teacher

North Mesquite HS

Sessions in which Randy Wilson attends

Thursday 7 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

7:30 AM

SEEC 101

15 minutes, 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

8:00 AM

Keynotes Session- Vanessa Wyche

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

Keynote

10:00 AM

Expert/Educator: Abort! Propelling Astronauts to Safety

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon

Session

John Olansen, Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Patricia Moore, NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (Participant)

NASA's Orion Spacecraft and the Space Launch System rocket will carry humans back the Moon and on to Mars. Meet an Ascent Abort Test Director and l...

11:45 AM

Solar system Mystery

45 minutes, 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1

Session

Diane Buxkemper, GW Carver Middle School, Waco ISD (Participant)

Allison Larson, Waco ISD (Participant)

Participants will create a model of two unknown solar system objects, followed by applying math calculations to calculate scale models distances an...

12:45 PM

Expert/Educator: Station, this is Mission Control

45 minutes, 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1

Session

Jennifer Turner, Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Amy Tinnell, West Jackson Elementary School (Participant)

Join Expert Jennifer Turner and Educator Amy Tinnell as they explore the world of ISS communication! Jennifer supports Mission Control as a CRONUS ...

1:45 PM

The Search for Life on Mars and Beyond

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Boardroom

Session

Sharon Eggleston, Maine Space Grant Consortium (Participant)

Diane Bowen, Maine Space Grant Consortium (Participant)

Does life exist beyond Earth? Join us and discover how to bring authentic astrobiology research into your classroom. Everything we know...

3:45 PM

How To Talk To An Astronaut 250 miles Above Us

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

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Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Discovery

Session

Joanne Michael, Wiseburn Unified School District (Participant)

Kathy Lamont, Prince William County Public Schools (Participant)

Want to talk to an astronaut while they are in space? Learn from us how it's possible, through a FREE program called ARISS (Amateur Radio on the In...

Friday 8 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Keynote- Dr. Alan Stern

1 hour, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

Keynote

Dr. Stern is a planetary scientist, author and the principal investigator of NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. He will p...

9:30 AM

Expert/Educator: Space Travelers Guide to Packing for Mars - Tetris in Real Life

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Destiny Theater

Session

Sarah Quasny, NASA (Participant)

Lorie Hammerstrom, Quincy Public Schools (Participant)

What does an astronaut require for extended travel in space? It isn't just about the mechanics - but what makes "home" f...

11:15 AM

Expert/Educator: Space Rocks!

45 minutes, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

Dr. Nicholas Castle, Lunar and Planetary Institute (Participant)

Mary Vaughn, School District of Hillsborough County (Participant)

Session participants will learn about Martian meteorites including sediments from the Gale Crater from a meteoriticist and geochemist working as th...

12:15 PM

Martian Water

45 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

Session

Emily Schaefer, North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (Participant)

Dr. Cassandra Runyon, College of Charleston (Participant)

Caitlin Nolby, University of North Dakota - NASA ND Space Grant Consortium (Participant)

Within their journey to Mars, participants will work alongside the Curiosity Rover to decipher which mystery liquid is water. Scientific knowledge,...

3:15 PM

Build Your Planetarium

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

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Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Destiny

Session

Kristen Hudson, Morgan/Kincaid Preparatory School (Participant)

John Hudson (Participant)

Don't want to spend $6,000 on a planetarium? Fan filled planetarium won't inflate in the wind? On a budget? Come learn how to build a portable plan...

Saturday 9 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

8:45 AM

Explore the History of Manned Space Flight

45 minutes, 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

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Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Starship Gallery Tour

Tour

10:00 AM

Project Apollo: Recollection and Meaning

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Mission Briefing Center

Session

Dr. Gary Kitmacher, NASA (Participant)

For the 50th anniversary of the Apollo missions, an overview of the program as the presenter experienced it, as a student, later in college partici...

11:45 AM

Return of the X-Planes!

45 minutes, 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1

Session

Rachel Stagner, Templeton Academy / NASA ARMD (Participant)

Lisa Wininger, NASA/PASA (Participant)

X-planes are back! Join NASA Aeronautics and a new generation of aeronautics challenges. Find out how these challenges can be utilized to teach STE...

12:45 PM

Spark Interest in STEM: Creating a Personal Mission Patch

45 minutes, 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2

Session

Aspen Meineke, Communities In Schools of San Antonio (Participant)

What makes your students light up? Learn how to get students more engaged in STEM by helping them identify their own "spark" or passion. Student sp...

1:45 PM

The Why, When and Where of the Webb space telescope.

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2

Session

Mr. Harry G. LAFORGE Jr., Hoffman Pilot Center, Inc. (Participant)

The Why, When and Where of the Webb space telescope. This workshop will develop and explain the science that will be nourished when the James...

3:30 PM

Featured Keynote- Gene Kranz

1 hour, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

Keynote

An iconic NASA flight director, Gene is best known for his leadership in bringing Apollo 13 safely back to Earth and guiding Apollo 11 into hist...