Dave Dooling has been education director of the New Mexico Museum of Space History since February 2012. He started his science-writing career in 1970 soon after he worked as a summer-hire security guard for the Apollo 11 launch. As science editor of The Huntsville Times (1977-85), he covered Space Shuttle development and its first missions. He has written for international magazines, co-authored several books, and won writing and history awards from the National Space Club. He moved west in 2002 to serve as education officer at the National Solar Observatory in Sunspot until joining the museum in 2012. he is a NASA Solar System Ambassador and a member of the Math and Science Advisory Council, Public Education Department, State of New Mexico.
Sessions in which Dave Dooling participates
- Houston, the Peeps Have Landed
- Signup required Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Inspiration
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Do you have the Right Stuff to land on the Moon? Learn how we built the Apollo LM to put humans on the Moon, and the chal...
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Sessions in which Dave Dooling attends
- 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,...
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- Neutral Buoyancy Lab— Visitors’ Gallery (Tour)
- Signup required Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - NBL BUS
- 9:55 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 35 minutes
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- 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
- Beyond Surveys: Inventive Evaluation For Informal Educators
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
- 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Without the structure of a school setting, informal educators must develop creative ways to measure the learning and grow...
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- Engineering Our Ride to the Moon
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will carry humans to the Moon and on to Mars. Meet rocket propulsion experts fro...
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- PLANETS Out-of-School Time for Grades 3-5: Engineering Gloves to Protect from Space Hazards
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- What hazards might astronauts face? Can we engineer gloves that protect astronauts and enable them to complete important ...
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- 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...
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- Robotics with LEGO WeDo 2.0
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2
- 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | 45 minutes
- Using LEGO WeDo 2.0 sets we will design and build a rover that can move and collect samples just like the Rover Opportuni...
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- Lunch 2 Friday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Working Under Pressure
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Mission Briefing Center- Preshow
- 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- How would you do performing critical space duties during an extravehicular activity (EVA)? The engineering of spacesuits ...
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- Space Helmets You Can Build
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Students want to learn science, especially if it helps them build a space helmet. Learn vital things to teach before buil...
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- SEEC Banquet
- Signup required
- 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 4 hours
- Simple Schlieren photography and diffraction of lasers in the classroom.
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- ERC
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- Attendees will set up a simple Schlieren photography system for use in the classroom using plane mirrors and light emitti...
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- Touching Space - Providing Adaptations for Blind and Visually Impaired Students
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- This session will examine the objectives, adaptations, and low-cost materials and activities needed to provide a successf...
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- "Spud"nauts in space: Bringing Space Suit Design Into the Classroom
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Do you have what it takes to design a space suit? Find out in this hands-on inquiry-based STEM session as you become a ...
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- Lunch 2 Saturday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
- Comparing Planetary Landforms using Imagery from Space: Earth, Moon, and Mars & Beyond
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Join this hands-on session and gain insight into the future exploration of the Moon/Mars by applying criteria to help ide...
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- 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...
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