Argy Leyton

Retired

NASA-JPL Solar System Ambassador

Sessions in which Argy Leyton attends

Wednesday 6 February, 2019

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

2:00 PM

Early Bird Check in

3 hours, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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

Session

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

Signup required

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

Signup required

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

Signup required

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

Tour

11:30 AM

Lunch 1 Thursday

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

Signup required

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

12:45 PM

Expert/Educator: InSight: Taking the Vital Signs of Mars

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

Signup required

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

Session

Catherine Walker, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Phyllis Friello, Space Center Houston (Participant)

UCLA and Lunar and Planetary Institute scientist Caroline Beghein will update participants on NASA’s historic InSight Mission, the first robotic ex...

1:45 PM

Using Astronaut & Satellite Imagery to Compare Planetary Landforms

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

Signup required

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

Session

Suzanne Foxworth, JACOBS @NASA Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Paige Graff, JACOBS@NASA Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Astronauts have long been taking images of Earth. Satellite imagery is an important part of student curriculum. Students gain an understanding of g...

3:45 PM

Cinespace: Calling all international space educators to produce space video stories

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

Signup required

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

Session

Marcos Nunez George Nunez George, SEEC CREW Space Center Houston (Participant)

Javier Montiel, The International Aerospace Academy theaerospaceacademy.com (Participant)

Calling all international space educators for a networking session to share the great things happening in your region and learn how to participate ...

5:30 PM

Starlight Social

3 hours, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Available

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

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...

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

Signup required

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...

11:00 AM

Lunch 1 Friday

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Signup required

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

12:15 PM

Expert/Educator: InSight: Taking the Vital Signs of Mars (copy)

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

Signup required

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

Session

Dr Caroline Beghein PhD, UCLA (Participant)

Catherine Walker, Space Center Houston (Participant)

UCLA and Lunar and Planetary Institute scientist Caroline Beghein will update participants on NASA’s historic InSight Mission, the first robotic ex...

Coding a Jr. Botball robot using C++

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

Signup required

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

Session

Gina Kwid, Galileo STEM Academy (Participant)

Beth Bivens, Galileo STEM Academy (Participant)

Participants will learn basic coding, using C++, to code a Jr. Botball robot to complete introductory challenges. Participants will be introd...

1:15 PM

Let's Go Into Orbit

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

Signup required

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

Session

Bill Yucuis, AFA StellarXplorers (Participant)

Shelley Potts, South Belton Middle School, BISD (Participant)

Wondering how a satellite orbits the Earth? Learn the basics of orbital mechanics and design an orbit for a satellite using the free software- Syst...

3:15 PM

Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (Tour)

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

Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Building 9 Bus

Tour

7:00 PM

SEEC Banquet

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

Signup required

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)

8:45 AM

Saturn V and Rocket Park Tour

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

Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Saturn V Building

Tour

10:00 AM

Project Apollo: Recollection and Meaning

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

Signup required

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

Signup required

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

1:45 PM

Explore the History of Manned Space Flight

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

Signup required

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

Tour

3:30 PM

Featured Keynote- Gene Kranz

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

Signup required

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...