Andra Maar

Sessions in which Andra Maar attends

Thursday 6 February, 2020

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

8:00 AM

Keynote Session- Thursday

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

Mike Kincaid oversees strategic direction and leadership of NASA’s STEM engagement function,...

10:00 AM

The Emerging Commercial Space Industry

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

Signup required

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

Session

Maria Culley, Space Center Houston Volunteer (Participant)

50 words: Did you know that CubeSats are becoming more important in the commercial space business? One cube-shaped unit i...

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

STEAM Saturdays: Learning through the weekend

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

Marian Gilmore, Steam Powered Learning (Participant)

Beth Favor, DoDEA (Participant)

Here's a great way to infuse your passion of STEAM and excite students outside of the classroom! Joining this session wil...

1:45 PM

Ready for Lift-off!

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

Signup required

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

Session

Laura Dunn, School District Hillsborough County (Participant)

Mary Vaughn, School District of Hillsborough County (Participant)

Participants will engage in two design challenges that will explore how either the amount of force or the angle of launch...

3:45 PM

Engineering Your Way to the Moon and Beyond

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- Lab 2

Session

Mr. Brian Ewenson, Spaceport Sheboygan (Participant)

While science return on space missions is key to our success in space exploration, we can't do the science without Engine...

Friday 7 February, 2020

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

8:00 AM

Keynote- Friday

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

Lara KearneyDeputy Program Manager, Gateway Program Kearney serves as Gateway Deputy Progra...

9:30 AM

Houston – We Have a Solution

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) - Mission Briefing Center- Preshow

Session

Laura Dunn, School District Hillsborough County (Participant)

Ready to challenge your problem-solving skills? Participants will work as teams to create an engineering build with eas...

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

Roving on Mars 2020 - Utilizing Current Events in Space Exploration to Engage Diverse Learners

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

Signup required

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

Session

Jenny Mccall, Fayette County Public Schools (Participant)

Jill Marconi, Poland Local Schools (Participant)

Participants will design, build, and test rubber band-powered rovers out of recycled or inexpensive material and discuss ...

1:15 PM

Spacecraft Structures – built light but strong!

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) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

Session

Holly Mentillo, Ocean Breeze Elementary (Participant)

Diane Sartore, NEAT Fab 5 (Participant)

An Engineering Design Challenge, heavy on the engineering but light on the load! Come build a model thrust structure (the...

3:15 PM

Launch and Splashdown with Artemis I

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

Signup required

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

Session

Heather Paul, NASA JSC XE2 (Participant)

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

Mr Jamie Semple, NASA Office of STEM Engagement (Participant)

NASA’s Artemis I is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions that will enable human exploration to the Moon...

Saturday 8 February, 2020

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

8:00 AM

Poster/Networking session

30 minutes, 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

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

Session

Meet the SEEC regional crew member and learn about further STEM resources and opportunity.In addition, we know that many of yo...

8:45 AM

Algae in Space-NASA Seeks Biology Investigation Collaborators

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

Signup required

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

Session

Ms. Alicia Baturoni Cortez, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Participant)

In May 2019, a community college student's dream became reality, when the algae experiment she had growing in her kitchen...

10:00 AM

Saturn V and Rocket Park Tour

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

Signup required

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

Tour

Travel by tram and take a look at our Mercury-Redstone and Little Joe II rockets. Explore the mighty Saturn V rocket that took astronauts to the...

11:40 AM

Lunch with An Astronaut

1 hour 25 minutes, 11:40 AM - 1:05 PM

Available

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

Session

This optional event gives you the opportunity to hear first-hand stories from a NASA astronaut while enjoying a delicious lunch prepared by our ...