Greg Pitonza

Middle School Technology and STEM Teacher

Canajoharie Middle School

Sessions in which Greg Pitonza attends

Thursday 7 February, 2019

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

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

Neutral Buoyancy Lab— Observation deck (Tour)

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

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Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - NBL BUS

Tour

11:30 AM

Lunch 1 Thursday

1 hour, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1

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

Dropping in on NASA's Commercial Crew Program

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) - Destiny Theater

Session

Jessica Sain, NASA - Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Did you know NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) is about to launch American astronauts using American vehicles from American soil once again? Par...

3:45 PM

The Eagle has Landed: A Hands-on Approach to Lunar Landings

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

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

Session

Meredith Swartzendruber, Scarborough Public Schools (Participant)

Amy Fetterhoff, Corpus Christi Catholic School (Participant)

Renee Gamba, Museum of Natural History and Planetarium/Providence Parks (Participant)

Michael Wilkinson, Fieldston Lower School` (Participant)

Amanda Blough, Corpus Christ Catholic School (Participant)

As the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 nears, students will be immersed in the engineering, fascination, and the wonder of the moon. Starting off wit...

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...

12:15 PM

Floating, Eating, and Target Practice

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 3

Session

Margaret (Peggy) Bohlin, All Saints Catholic School (Participant)

Lynette Jordan, RISD (Participant)

Floating, Eating, and Target Practice teaches about the challenges of living and working in space. From popcorn balls to balloons, participants wil...

1:15 PM

Texas High School Aerospace Scholars: Decision Mars

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

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

Darcelle Mitchell, NSPACE (Participant)

Be a part of NASA's travel from Moon to Mars! Join NASA Johnson Space Center Education Specialists to develop a unique mission to Mars. In this ses...

7:00 PM

SEEC Banquet

4 hours, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

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

Saturday 9 February, 2019

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

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...

11:30 AM

Lunch 1 Saturday

1 hour, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1

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...