Herb Baker
NASA Alumni League/Johnson Space Center
Recently retired after 42 years with NASA (at JSC, KSC, & NASA Headquarters). Currently an officer on the Board of Directors of the NASA Alumni League. Frequent speaker to students from 3rd grade through college-age.
Volunteer for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, Space Center Houston, and Girlstart - an organization based in Austin, TX, that implements education programs designed to get girls in grades K-12 interested in STEM.
Sessions in which Herb Baker attends
8:15 AM
8:15 AM
- Thursday Keynote: NASA Keynote Astronaut Kjell N. Lindgren Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Keynote Speaker
- 8:15 AM CST - 9:15 AM CST | 1 hour
- Dr. Kjell N. Lindgren was selected by NASA in 2009. He spent most of his childhood abroad and returned to the U.S. to complete his education and ea...
- Keynote
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Studying NASA Space Sessions Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 1
- 10:30 AM CST - 11:15 AM CST | 45 minutes
- This session will highlight NASA's Parker Solar Probe. Students will view Parker in Augmented Reality, analyze its data, and create an infographic....
- Session
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Buoyancy and Beyond, Connecting the Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) to the Classroom Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 5
- 12:45 PM CST - 2:15 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- In this workshop, participants will investigate neutral buoyancy and the operations of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space C...
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2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Preparing for Perseverance with NASA’s Card Game for the Space Age! Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 6
- 2:30 PM CST - 4:00 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Let your classroom join along as NASA goes forward to the Moon and on to Mars with a new card game intended for educational audiences. This interac...
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9:15 AM
9:15 AM
- Next Stop...Mars Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 7
- 9:15 AM CST - 10:45 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Traveling to Mars requires advances in technology. Join us as we use 21st Century technology tools to learn about the solar system and teach hands-...
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11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Trash Talk Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 8
- 11:00 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- What happens to the garbage on the ISS? They can't just "take out the garbage" like we do! We will explore how the NASA astronauts recycle and cons...
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2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Launch and Splashdown with the Artemis Mission STEM Kit Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 8
- 2:00 PM CST - 3:30 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- NASA’s first Artemis mission will take place this year! Are you ready for Artemis I? Meet an engineer from the Artemis Mission Management team and ...
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6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- SEEC 2021 Banquet Opening and Award Ceremony
- 6:00 PM CST - 10:00 PM CST | 4 hours
- A highlight of SEEC is the Friday evening banquet, and this year will be no exception. The evening will kick off with a heartfelt welcome and thank...
- Reception
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
- Expedition: Space Lab- A New Space Station Explorers Program Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 8
- 8:45 AM CST - 10:15 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- The purpose of the Expedition: Space Lab is to empower and equip teachers to utilize the multitude ...
- Session
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- The ISS: 20 Years of a Continuous Human Presence in Space Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 5
- 10:30 AM CST - 12:00 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- November 2, 2000 was the last time all living humans were on our planet, together. People from 16 countries banded together to build and operate th...
- Session
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
- Space Center University Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 5
- 1:30 PM CST - 2:15 PM CST | 45 minutes
- Session
2:15 PM
2:15 PM
- Roving Into 3D Design Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 5
- 2:15 PM CST - 3:00 PM CST | 45 minutes
- Explore ways to create 3D rover models using free online CAD software! This session will have you imagining ways to design the next rover using 3D ...
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3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Saturday Keynote: Science Fiction, Science Future, and Science Now Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Keynote Speaker
- 3:15 PM CST - 4:15 PM CST | 1 hour
- Persevering with innovation is a consistent theme in science fiction and in real life. Join us as author Andy Weir, astronaut Cady Colman, and I...
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