Steve Jones
Astronomy, Physics, Science Research Teacher
FCS Innovation Academy
NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador
NASA eClips Advisory Board Member
ISS National Lab Space Station Ambassador
Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Flight 24
2012 Recipient Abbotts Hill Elementary Teacher of the Year
2023 Recipient ISS National Lab Tony So Excellence in Education Award
Sessions in which Steve Jones attends
2:00 PM
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
- Session
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Exoplanets in Our Backyard
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Our generation is the first in human history to travel to other worlds. With the help of robots, we’ve seen the lava plains of Venus, the fire f...
- Presentation
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Keynote Session- Thursday
- 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
- Mike Kincaid oversees strategic direction and leadership of NASA’s STEM engagement function,...
- Keynote
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- NASA’s Target Mars: Introduction to Engineering Design for Middle School Students
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Boardroom
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- It’s All About Timing! NASA’s Mars 2020 is set to launch this year in preparation for the first humans to step foot on Ma...
- Session
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- 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
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- The ARISS Education Proposal Process: How to Talk to an Astronaut LIVE with your Students!
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2
- 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Participants will learn how to submit a competitive proposal to allow their students an experience to talk to an astronau...
- Session
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
- NASA ASTRO CAMP® Opportunities for ALL Communities!
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Mission Briefing Center
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- NASA’s SSC ASTRO CAMP collaborates partnerships with YSOs, schools, museums, libraries, and universities placing "ASTRO CAMP in the Communities ...
- Session
3:40 PM
3:40 PM
- Space Environment Simulation Laboratory (Tour)
- Signup required Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Vacumm chamber bus
- 3:40 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 35 minutes
- Tour
5:15 PM
5:15 PM
- Networking Reception
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronuat Gallery
- 5:16 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour 44 minutes
- Join the ISS National Lab for an evening of networking and learning we will be hosting a free reception to showcase our partners in the...
- Reception
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Thought Leader Series - Challenges of Building the Station Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- There will be a special Thought Leaders Series presented at 7:00pm. This year marks 20 years of humans continuously living and working off planet. ...
- Presentation
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Keynote- Friday
- 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
- Lara KearneyDeputy Program Manager, Gateway Program Kearney serves as Gateway Deputy Progra...
- Keynote
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Engineering the Gateway
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Engineering the Gateway will provide participants with hands on exposure to engineering lessons associated with the Gatew...
- Session
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Quick Lunch- Lunch 1
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1
- 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | 15 minutes
- This option is for those who would like to grab a quick lunch and then go to a session. We need to make sure we have a good count for food for the ...
- Lunch
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- Astronaut Dive Training (Dive Session) Double session
- Available Sold out Ticket sales have finished Ticket sales haven't started yet You've purchased a ticket Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Dive Session (Williams Pool Bus)
- 11:45 AM - 4:00 PM | 4 hours 15 minutes
- Craig Shannon, NBL Dive Master will show you how toTrain like astronauts in this exciting session! You will participate in underwater t...
- Session
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- SEEC Banquet
- Signup required
- 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 4 hours
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
- Algae in Space-NASA Seeks Biology Investigation Collaborators
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- In May 2019, a community college student's dream became reality, when the algae experiment she had growing in her kitchen...
- Session
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Destination Asteroid!: NASA Solar System Exploration
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Join us for this hands-on activity session and gain experience and insight into the process of selecting an asteroid to i...
- Session
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Lunch 1 Saturday
- 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
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Citizen Science-Led Open Data Innovation Through NASA Programs
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Learn about NASA Open Innovation programs, where the goal is to make an open collaboration ecosystem for citizen scientis...
- Session
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
- Do science on the ISS? Yes you can!
- Signup required 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
- Join this talented crew of educators currently engaged in scientific research utilizing the ISS! Part 1: Learn about and ...
- Session
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Keynote- Saturday
- 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
- Holly Ridings She is a mechanical engineer and the first woman to be chief flight director. She leads the elite gro...
- Keynote