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NASA Quest and Johnson Space Center's Distance Learning Outpost Presents:
First-timers please prepare ahead!
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July Programming
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8:30-9:30 AM Pacific
11:30-12:30PM Eastern
3:30-4:30PM GMT
12:30-1:30PM Pacific
3:30-4:30PM Eastern
7:30-8:30PM GMT
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Real Player
(see download information above)
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 Live
Virtual tour of the International Space Station,
from the Johnson Space Center (JSC)
in Houston, Texas.
You are invited to join our tour guide for a live tour of the
International Space Station mockup and training facility. You
will be able to ask your questions during the tour and have them
answered during the event.
View the archive: (AM)
or (PM)
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June Programming
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12:30-1:30 PM
Pacific
3:30-4:30PM Eastern
7:30-8:30PM GMT
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Web connection
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 Chat
with International Space Station Expert: Jack
Bacon, Systems Integration Engineer at the NASA Johnson Space
Center
Jack Bacon is an expert in spacecraft integration,
and aerospace systems architectures. He works at the NASA Johnson
Space Center as systems integration lead of numerous Russian and
American spacecraft
Read the Archive
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May Programming
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Thursday, May 10 |
all
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10-11amPDT
noon-1pmCDT
1-2pm EDT
5-6pm GMT
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Real Player (see download information above)
View the Archive
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 Effects
of Space on the Human Body:
Craig
Schafer will explain how microgravity affects humans in space.
Lesson
helps are available. |
April Programming
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Thursday, April 12
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10-11amPDT
1-2pm EDT
5-6pm GMT
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Real Player (see download information above)
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Space
Farming:
Plants are an important component for space-based
and extraterrestrial life support systems. Join NASA expert John
Gruener to find out what they are learning about how to grow
plants in space.
Lesson
helps are available. |
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Friday,
April 27 |
all
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7-8amPDT
10-11am EDT
2-3pm GMT
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Real Player (see download information above)
View the Archive
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 Take
a virtual tour of the ISS mockups and the astronaut training facilities.
Then meet and "talk" with Astronaut
John "Danny" Olivas about living and working in
space. Olivas is currently assigned technical responsibilities
within the Robotics Branch of the Astronaut Office.See
lesson
plans to help in preparation. Participate in the KSC
webcast April 18 to learn more about robotics.
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March programming
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Thursday
March 15 |
all
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10-11am PST
1-2pm EST
6-7pm GMT
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Real Player (see download information
above)
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During Women's History Month, we salute Women in Science at NASA:
Linda Shackelford
and
 Janis
Davis Street is a nutritionist and is part of a team whose
job is finding out what foods and nutrients are important for
the astronauts as they venture into space.
Learn more about space
food and the
effect of space on the human body.
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Wednesday
March 28 |
all
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10-11am PST
1-2pm EST
6-7pm GMT
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Real Player (see download information
above)
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During Women's History Month, we salute Women Engineers at NASA:
Dorothy Rasco,
Vanessa Ellerbe
and
Gladys Henderson
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Special: National Engineers Week Programming
February 27 through March 8
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Time |
Grade Level |
Topic |
Expert Engineer |
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Tuesday,
February 27 |
8-9:00am PDT
11-12:00noon EDT
4-5:00 pm GMT |
6-8 |
Engineering on the International Space Station
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Dr. Jack Bacon, Ph.D. in
Engineering
and
Mark Glorioso, ISS Mission
Evaluation Team Manager
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Wednesday,
February 28 |
8-9:00am PDT
11-12:00noon EDT
4-5:00 pm GMT |
3-5 |
Experiments on the International Space Station
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Albert Rodriguez, Engineer
and
Liz Bauer, Engineer
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Thursday,
March 1 |
8-8:45am PDT
11-11:45am EDT
4-4:45 pm GMT |
3-5 |
Food in Space
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Vickie
Kloeris Shuttle and ISS Food Systems Manager
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Tuesday,
March 6 |
10-11:00am PDT
1-2:00pm EDT
6-7:00 pm GMT |
9-12 |
Question and Answer session about the JSC Co-op Program
View Archive
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JSC Co-op Students
Read more about student
opportunities at JSC
For NASA high
school summer opportunities
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Wednesday,
March 7 |
10-10:45am PDT
1-1:45pm EDT
6-6:45 pm GMT |
3-5 |
Engineering a Spacesuit
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Phil
West, Spacesuit Engineer
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Thursday,
March 8 |
10-11:00am PDT
1-2:00pm EDT
6-7:00 pm GMT |
6-8 |
Engineering in the Bio-Plex
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Fred Smith, Engineer
Download
Fred Smith's fact sheet
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Archive of February Programming
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Friday
February 2 |
all
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1-2:00pm PST
4-5pm EST
9-10pm GMT
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Real Player (see download information above)
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 The study of astronomy
takes you to the farthest reaches of space and the innermost depths
of matter and from the earliest beginning of time to the future billions
of years from now. This presentation will introduce you to the wonders
of the entire universe. We hope that this presentation will pique
your interest in learning more about astronomy by taking a course,
or reading about it, or searching the sky from your backyard with
binoculars or telescope (or even better, at star parties on a mountain
far from the city lights with your local astronomy club).
Featured speaker is Dennis Webb, manager of the International
Space Station Integration. Dennis is a 28-year veteran of the US
manned space program, starting with the Skylab Program in 1973.
He served in Mission Control through the early shuttle program.
He has been an amateur astonomer since 1990. See his personal website.
Lesson plans are available
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Thursday, February 8 |
all |
10 AM - 11 AM Pacific |
Real Player (see download information above)
View the archive
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 Astronauts who explore space are restricted
to food items they can take with them. They do not have ports to
call upon for fresh provisions nor do they have opportunities to
cultivate or hunt their own foods. Tune in to learn about the foods
astronauts eat in space to maintain proper nutrition.
Guest
expert Janis Davis Street will share her insight. Prepare by reading
her online profile and chat archives.
Lesson plans are available
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Archive of January Programming
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Thursday
January 18 |
all
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10-11am PST
1-2pm EST
6-7pm GMT
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Real Player (see download information
above)
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 The X-38 aircraft will be the
emergency crew return lifeboat for the International Space Station.
It's contruction uses existing technology rather than technology
invented from scratch - a marked difference from past NASA spacecraft.
Learn more about this aircraft during this special webcast from
the Johnson Space Center, featuring Brian
Anderson, X-38 project manager.
Prepare for this event
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Archive of December Programming
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Time |
Technology
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Monday
December 4 |
5-8
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2-3pm PST
5-6pm EST
10-11pm GMT |
Real Player (see download information below) |
Mars Robotics Webcast with Guest Expert John Connolly,
Mars Robotic Mission Engineer. John designs Robotic and Human missions
to Mars.
Archive
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Tuesday
December 5 |
K-4
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2:30-3:30pm PST
5:30-6:30pm EST
10:30-11:30pm GMT |
Real Player (see download information below) |
Webcast on the International Space Station
Archive
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Welcome to all the students at Challenger Learning Center
of Alaska!
Mars Robots and Rovers
Mars Pathfinder Rover
Color
panorama of Mars taken from the Mars Pathfinder (You will need Apple's
QTVR plug-n to view this)
Black
and White panorama #1 from Mars taken from the Mars Pathfinder (You
will need Apple's QTVR plug-in to view this)
Black
and White panorama #2 from Mars taken from the Mars Pathfinder (You
will need Apple's QTVR plug-in to view this)
Animation
of a simulated Rover on Mars (You will need Apple's QuickTime to view
this)
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