₪ It all starts in the office ₪ Identify the event theme ₪ Choose a date ₪ Coordinate with event personnel from personnel from beginning to end with beginning to end with ₪ NSSD administrators ₪ NASA ₪ AHETHEMS ₪ UTB/TSC ₪ University staff ₪ Volunteers
₪ Reserve facilities ₪ Call school districts ₪ Identify schools ₪ Identify representative / sponsor/ and school administrator and school administrator ₪ Set up Mentor & Teacher Workshops ₪ Coordinate NASA site visit ₪ Coordinate the NSSD event
₪ Visit NASA Johnson Space Center ₪ Interaction with NASA scientists and engineers ₪ Students learn the latest in science & engineering ₪ Meet other college students involved with NSSD
Students arriving to NSSD
Dr. Michael R. Barrett NASA Astronaut 2004 “To Mars with MER” Charles Galindo NASA Senior Research Scientist 2005 “Stardust & Deep Impact…” Dr. Kevin Righter NASA-JSC Meteorite Curator 2006 “Back to Moon….”
Dr. Patricia Reif Physicist at Rice University 2008“Heliosphere…” Dr. Suzanne Young Mars Mission Scientist 2007 “Phoenix Mission…” George Divoky, Kathy Licht, Scientists from Antarctica 2009 “Polar Palooza…”
Astronaut Jose M. Hernandez STS at UTB/TSC 2010
₪ Presentations ₪ Mission Patch Competition ₪ Science based, hands-on ₪ Planetarium shows ₪ Computer activities ₪ Display Room ₪ Networking between K-16 students and professionals students and professionals
₪ Open to the community ₪ Keynote speaker ₪ Hands-on activities ₪ Planetarium shows ₪ Meet with scientists ₪ Meet with college students ₪ Meet with high school students students