Mr. Bruce Callow
I am a Canadian teacher / author based in Costa Rica. I teach space classes to children online and organize space web conferences in cooperation with NASA and the Costa Rica Institute of Technology.
I co-authored the following space related books aimed at motivating young readers to pursue careers in STEAM:
To The Stars: Costa Rica in NASA ( co-author Ana Luisa Monge Naranjo)
The Intrepids: Costa Rican Women in Science and Technology ( co-author Ana Luisa Monge Naranjo)
To the Stars: Guatemala in Space ( co-authors Ana Luisa Monge Naranjo and Luis Zea)
Ticos in la NASA ( coloring book) ( co-author Ana Luisa Monge Naranjo)
Chicas Intrepidas (coloring book) ( co-author Ana Luisa Monge Naranjo)
The Costa Rica Space Directory ( co-author Kevin Sanchez)
Sessions in which Mr. Bruce Callow participates
- Costa Rica in NASA: Engaging Hispanic youth in STEM.
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- The authors of the book To the Stars: Costa Rica in NASA ( Bruce Callow and Ana Luisa Monge) present their book ab...
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Sessions in which Mr. Bruce Callow attends
- 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
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- 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...
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- SEEC 101
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM | 15 minutes
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- 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
- 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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- Feel the spirits of JAXA Space Education Center
- 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
- We introduce basic philosophy of JAXA Space Education Center. The philosophy is three spirits of “Curiosity”, “Advent...
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- Cubes in Space: Free, Student-Designed Space Flight Experiments
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Cubes in SpaceTM, a program by idoodledu inc., is the only global competition, offered at no cost, for students 11-18 yea...
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- Lunch 2 Thursday
- 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
- Beyond the Goldilocks Zone – Searching for life- Expert Educator Session
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Given the extreme level of observed diversity of extraterrestrial environments in the universe, combined with the observe...
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- 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
- 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
- One Year of Seismology on Mars: Update on the InSight Mission
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- I will first review how seismic waves are generated on Earth, how they propagate through a planet, and how we can use sei...
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- Lunch 1 Friday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Effective storytelling: How to tell your story
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | 45 minutes
- Leverage social media and news stories to share your conference experience. Learn strategies for creating and maintaining a conversation on soci...
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- Astrobotany Research and life support system design as a project-based approach to life sciences education
- Signup required Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Discovery
- 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- This session will focus on how to intergrade astrobotany research and education by developing hydroponic growth systems and microgravitational expe...
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- Launch and Splashdown with Artemis I
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
- 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- NASA’s Artemis I is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions that will enable human exploration to the Moon...
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- SEEC Banquet
- Signup required
- 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 4 hours
- Poster/Networking session Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronuat Gallery
- 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Meet the SEEC regional crew member and learn about further STEM resources and opportunity.In addition, we know that many of yo...
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- Saturn V and Rocket Park Tour
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- 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...
- Tour
- Feel the spirits of JAXA Space Education Center
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- We introduce basic philosophy of JAXA Space Education Center. The philosophy is three spirits of “Curiosity”, “Advent...
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- Searching for Life: Europa Cryobot Mission for Students
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- A hands-on lesson for students to create a 3-dimensional, real world cross section of Europa which will mimic NASA's even...
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- Explore the History of Manned Space Flight
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Destiny Theater
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- 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...
- Tour
- 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