Captain Charles Kirk

Industrial Arts Instructor

C.O. Wilson Middle School

I am a 15 yr vertean of teaching and a 7 year veteran of teaching Aerospace Engineering and Aviation. I am a avid aviator with a priviate pilot rating and iam currently working on my instrumentaion rating and my ground instructor rating. I currently serve as a member of the United States Air Force Auxillary, Civil Air Patrol. My current rank is Captain in the CAP and I am a squadron commander for SWT-TX186th Spindletop Cadet Squadron, Beaumont, Texas.

I am happliy married to my loving wife Cyinta, who is a second grade teacher in Beaumont, Texas Ihave two grown step-childeren, a grand-son. I've been comming to SEEC since 2018 and this will be my fourth convention.

Sessions in which Captain Charles Kirk attends

Wednesday 5 February, 2020

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

Dr Craig Wilson, USDA/ARS & Texas A&M College of Science (Participant)

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

Exploring Mars Depot Caching with Drones and VEX IQs

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

Signup required

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

Session

Laurie Newman, Space Center Houston (Participant)

The Mars 2020 Rover will seek out evidence of past life or even current microbial life on Mars. This activity uses multip...

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

Coding With Drones: The Mars Helicopter

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

Signup required

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

Session

Kellie Arenz, Mukwonago Area School District- Park View Middle School (Participant)

Ronda McCarthy, St. Theresa Catholic School (Participant)

This session will introduce the Mars Helicopter that will be traveling on the Mars 2020 Rover. Codable drones will be use...

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

Rocket Your Socks Off!

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Signup required

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

Session

Bela Power, NASA OKSG (Participant)

Dorinda Risenhoover, NASA OKSG (Other Participant)

Kacera Yoes, Yukon Middle School (Participant)

In this session, participants will participate in a variety of hands-on rockets lessons. Come along for a journey through...

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

The Origins of Underwater Neutral Buoyancy Astronaut Training

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

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Mission Briefing Center- Preshow

Session

Catherine Walker, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Dr. John Charles, Space Center Houston (Participant)

NASA does not have a “weightless room” but it has the next best thing: simulated weightlessness in a huge water tank. It should have been obviou...

Saturday 8 February, 2020

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

8:45 AM

Space Center University Flight Operations Mission

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

Signup required

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

Session

Tamara Cougar, Boeing (Participant)

Kaci Heins, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Rachael Stephenson, Space Center University (Participant)

The Foundations of Mission Operations instill a culture of leadership that is unwavering in the highly stressful work that...

10:00 AM

Explore the History of Manned Space Flight

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

Signup required

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

Tour

Your journey into space begins with a guided tour of Space Center Houston’s Starship Gallery and Space Shuttle Mock-Up. Trace the progression of...

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

12:45 PM

Strange New Planet: Utilizing Phenomena Based Learning to Create Custom Units for your Classroom

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

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

Session

Eman Beck, NASA OKSG STELLAR Mentor, Terra Verde Discovery School (Norman, OK) (Participant)

Dorinda Risenhoover, NASA OKSG (Other Participant)

This session will focus on how to create custom units for your classroom based in phenomena. Participants will be placed ...

1:45 PM

Mars Landing, Sphero Style!

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 3

Session

Michelle Mohrweis, Space Foundation (Participant)

Andrzej Stewart, Leidos (Participant)

Want to drop a robot off a two story building? Come simulate landing a Mars Rover using Sphero robots and a variation o...

3:30 PM

Keynote- Saturday

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

Holly Ridings She is a mechanical engineer and the first woman to be chief flight director. She leads the elite gro...