
Dr. George Fatolitis Ed.D.
Dr. George P Fatolitis, Ed.D.
Palm Harbor, Florida
fatolitis@aol.com
Forty years later and the interest in the space program has bloomed to an obsession. I've been to every NASA facility in the country, met many of the early astronauts and consider myself a space historian. My home has been transformed into a mini space museum.
Currently I am a twenty year middle science teacher in Clearwater Florida who uses NASA education materials and curriculum in many of my lessons. I have an engineering degree in fire and safety technology and a masters degree in education. My doctoral degree dissertation was based on my research proving that the use of NASA education materials can improve the attitudes of students learning secondary science. I am continuing my education at St. Petersburg College on the path to an astrophysics degree.
Sessions in which Dr. George Fatolitis Ed.D. attends
- Keynotes Session- Vanessa Wyche
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Keynote
- Lunch 1 Thursday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- Expert/Educator: InSight: Taking the Vital Signs of Mars
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
- UCLA and Lunar and Planetary Institute scientist Caroline Beghein will update participants on NASA’s historic InSight Mission, the first robotic ex...
- Session
- Mission Control Center (Tour)
- Signup required Tours Off- Site locations (take bus) - Mission Control Bus
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Tour
- How To Talk To An Astronaut 250 miles Above Us
- Signup required Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Discovery
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- 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...
- Session
- Starlight Social
- Available Sold out Ticket sales have finished Ticket sales haven't started yet You've purchased a ticket Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza
- 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 3 hours
- Elevate your evening and network with young professionals during Space Center Houston’s Starlight Social 5:30-8:30 p.m. Feb 7. Mingle with other pr...
- Keynote- Dr. Alan Stern
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
- 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...
- Keynote
- Mars MAVEN and Planetary Magnetism
- Signup required Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Destiny
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- In a collaborative classroom setup, Participants will act as scientists discovering magnetic fields and electromagnetism through inquiry and mea...
- Session
- Expert/Educator: Space Rocks!
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | 45 minutes
- Session participants will learn about Martian meteorites including sediments from the Gale Crater from a meteoriticist and geochemist working as th...
- Lunch 2 Friday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Expert/Educator: InSight: Taking the Vital Signs of Mars (copy)
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Boardroom
- 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | 45 minutes
- UCLA and Lunar and Planetary Institute scientist Caroline Beghein will update participants on NASA’s historic InSight Mission, the first robotic ex...
- Session
- Lunar and Meteorite Sample Disk Certification- Double session
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 1:15 PM - 4:15 PM | 3 hours
- Lunar and Meteorite Sample Disks are real geologic samples in a Lucite disk. The Lunar Sample Disk has samples returned from Apollo astronaut...
- SEEC Banquet
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza
- 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 4 hours
- Launching Student Dream: Ballooning to the Edge
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- A fun filled Physics investigation of near real time data acquisition showcasing the efforts of LCATS students to develop, build and collect the da...
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- Explore Our Solar System Using Thermal Energy and Magnetism!
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Engaging activities explore how spacecraft are used to map the solar system. Using Juno spacecraft as a guide, participants investigate infra...
- Session
- Expert/Educator: Martian Meteorites: Providing clues to the Red Planet's Past
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learn about martian meteorites and all the exciting things they reveal about Mars. How did Martian meteorites get here? How do scientists know they...
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- Featured Keynote- Gene Kranz
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | 1 hour
- 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...
- Keynote