Samantha Thorstensen

Education Director
CASIS-Space Station Explorers
Participates in 3 items

Sessions in which Samantha Thorstensen participates

Thursday 7 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
12:45 PM
Take STEM Literacy out of this world with Story Time and Science Time From Space!
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
Grades K-5

Friday 8 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
9:30 AM
ISS National Lab's Space Station Explorers Latest and Greatest for Space Education including "Ant-stronauts"
Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Discovery
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Grades K-12

Saturday 9 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
12:45 PM
STEM Literacy "The Balancing Act"
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
Grades 6-12

Sessions in which Samantha Thorstensen attends

Wednesday 6 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
2:00 PM
Early Bird Check in
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 3 hours

Thursday 7 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:00 AM
Keynotes Session- Vanessa Wyche
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

Deputy director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center will discuss latest work and plans for Human Space Exploration at NASA JSC.

10:00 AM
International Space Station Ozo-some Mission!
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- ERC
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
RoboticsGrades 6-12
11:30 AM
Lunch 1 Thursday
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
12:30 PM
Lunch 2 Thursday
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
1:45 PM
Plan An Orbital Space Station: A Semester-long STEM Project
Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Destiny
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Grades 6-8
5:30 PM
Starlight Social
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 3 hours

Friday 8 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:00 AM
Decorative image for session Keynote- Dr. Alan Stern
Keynote- Dr. Alan Stern
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
12:00 PM
Lunch 2 Friday
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
3:15 PM
CuRE (Cancer Microgravity Research Experiment): Helping students understand antigen-antibody interactions as a space-based cure for cancer.
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- ERC
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Grades 6-12Student Research
7:00 PM
SEEC Banquet
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 4 hours

Saturday 9 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:45 AM
Getting a Feel for Space: Resources for the Blind / Visually Impaired
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
Grades K-12Assesibility
10:00 AM
Expert/Educator: SimEVA
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Expert/EducatorGrades 3-12
11:45 AM
Art and Science of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory program
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- ERC
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
ArtGrades K-12Science
12:30 PM
Lunch 2 Saturday
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
1:45 PM
Living and Working on the ISS
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Grades K-12Space Station
3:30 PM
Decorative image for session Featured Keynote- Gene Kranz
Featured Keynote- Gene Kranz
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | 1 hour