
Mr. Christopher Mick
He/Him
Executive Director
Space St. Croix, STEAM educational 501c3
Christopher Mick is the Executive Director of the STEAM educational 501c3, Space St. Croix. The name? Space, because Space is awesome, and St. Croix, which is the river that flows alongside his hometown of Hudson, WI.
Christopher is also a NASA Solar System Ambassador, International Teacher Liaison (Flight 19-22)the STEAM Programmer at the Hudson Area Public Library, and a blogger for the Space Science Institute, through the STAR net libraries website. A past NASA Social participant, Christopher also writes occasional science articles for his local newspaper and advises the Hudson High School - Space Club.
Sessions in which Mr. Christopher Mick 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

9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Tour: Science in Action: Tenacious Discovery Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Tours
- 9:30 AM CST - 10:15 AM CST | 45 minutes
- Our sister planet Venus could serve as a model for many exoplanets soon to be discovered in the upcoming era of new space telescopes, such as James...
- Tour
9:45 AM
9:45 AM
- Making Moon Madness Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 3
- 9:45 AM CST - 11:15 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Participants will be actively engaged in two hands-on STEAM-based activities designed to aid their students’ understanding of the phases of the moo...
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- Training Astronauts Through Virtual Reality, and This is How You Can Start! Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 6
- 9:45 AM CST - 11:15 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Great and exciting things are happening in the Virtual Reality industry every day, especially at NASA. Explore how The Virtual Reality Laboratory (...
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- NASA Rover Padlet Blended Engineering Lab Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 9
- 9:45 AM CST - 11:15 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- NASA’s Perseverance Rover is about to land on Mars! Engage in a unique virtual team engineering investigation using the online Padlet Application t...
- Session
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Tour: John C. Stennis Space Center/Marshall Space Flight Center Facility Tour Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Tours
- 10:30 AM CST - 11:30 AM CST | 1 hour
- A live, narrated tour of the Stennis Space Center and Marshall Space Flight Center with some incred...
- Tour
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11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Panel: Perseverance Innovators
- 11:30 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST | 1 hour
- The newest Mars rover is landing in just a few weeks! Find out the latest, innovative technology th...
- Panel
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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...
- Session
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Feel the Spirits of JAXA Space Education Center Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 1
- 2:30 PM CST - 4:00 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- We introduce basic philosophy of JAXA Space Education Center. It include three spirits, Curiosity, Adventure and Craftsmanship. In this session, yo...
- Session
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Friday Keynote: Dr. John Mather Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Keynote Speaker
- 8:00 AM CST - 9:00 AM CST | 1 hour
- How did we get here from the Big Bang? Astronomers, geologists, and biologists all look back in time to work out the picture. I will show the histo...
- Keynote

9:15 AM
9:15 AM
- Tour: Kennedy Space Center- Vehicle Assembly Building Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Tours
- 9:15 AM CST - 10:45 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Get to go where very few people get to go...The Floor of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kenne...
- Tour
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- ISS Mimic -- Physical, Articulating Model of ISS in Your Classroom to Match the Real ISS in Real-Time Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 1
- 11:00 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Imagine a physical model of ISS in your classroom – which rotates its solar panels to match the real ISS in "realtime." It lights up the truss to t...
- Session
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Panel: Innovation Artemis!
- 12:45 PM CST - 1:45 PM CST | 1 hour
- Do you want to find out about the latest NASA innovation for human exploration? Then this is the pa...
- Panel
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2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Rocking and Rolling with the Mars Rover! Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 2
- 2:00 PM CST - 2:45 PM CST | 45 minutes
- Have you ever wondered how rover tires are made? How they test tires in different types of soil? Jo...
- Session
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
- Tour: Saturn V Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Tours
- 2:45 PM CST - 3:30 PM CST | 45 minutes
- Tour
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
7:00 AM
7:00 AM
- Tour: Space Center Houston's "Inside Peek" Tours
- 7:00 AM CST - 11:55 PM CST | 16 hours 55 minutes
- ATTENDEES MUST ENTER PASSWORD TO VIEW TOURS: SEEC2021!
- Tour
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
- Mysteries of the Dark: Dark Energy and Dark Matter Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 3
- 8:45 AM CST - 10:15 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- What is dark energy? What is dark matter? No one knows, but students can still get excited learning about it! Hands-on activities include building ...
- Session
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Mission To Mars: Virtual Learning Simulation Experience Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 8
- 10:30 AM CST - 12:00 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- How can we provide engaging experiences for our students during virtual/online learning? How can we...
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12:15 PM
12:15 PM
- Panel: ISS National Laboratory Panel
- 12:15 PM CST - 1:15 PM CST | 1 hour
- Join us for a special panel on the research being conducted on the International Space Station. The event will be led by Dr. Liz Warren, Ph.D., Sen...
- Panel
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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