Schedule
See below for all keynotes and concurrent sessions.
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November 22, 2024
All sessions will be hosted live via Zoom, and recordings will be shared on our YouTube Channel.
Click on the title of a session below to read more details including a description and the presenter’s bio.
View past schedules: April 2022 | November 2022 | April 2023 | November 2023 | May 2024
Opening: Astronaut Panel
8:00 - 9:00 AM PST
Featuring former NASA Astronaut Dr. Cady Coleman, Blue Origin Astronaut Ken Hess, and Virgin Galactic Astronaut Chris Huie
Dr. Mark Wagner and Virgin Galactic Astronaut Ron Rosano, Moderators
Session 1
9:15 to 10:15 AM PST
Room 1: Education - The World’s Biggest Analog: One Mission, Multiple Habitats, Collaborative Research
Paul Prouse
Room 2: Philosophy - Closing The Dream Gap - How to Get More Girls to Become Astronauts
Dr. Mindy Howard
Room 3: Young Professionals - How to Navigate Space for Young People's Perspective
Mohtisham Saqib
Room 4: Bonus - Slooh: The Cosmic Classroom
Paul Cox
Session 2
10:30 - 11:30 AM PST
Room 1: Education - Empowering the Next Generation for the Space Economy: The Role of Digital Media
Arwen Hubbard
Room 2: Philosophy - Imagining Mars: A History of Curiosity and Beliefs That Paved Our Journey to the Red Planet
Marc Hartzman
Room 3: Young Professionals - The Young Professional's Guide to the Galaxy
Mariam Naseem
Room 4: Bonus - Walking On The Moon
Manuel Pimenta
Session 3
12:30 - 1:30 PM PST
Room 1: Education - Cooperative Space Research for All Ages
Ted Tagami
Room 2: International - First Kids in Space Project: What would a young explorer aged 5 to 12 need to know before they launch?
Jonathan Nalder
Room 3: Young Professionals - Charting Your Path to NASA: Strategies for Success
Holly Pascal
Room 4: Bonus - Preserve Space History by teaching STEAM+ Leadership
Rachel Tillman
Session 4
1:45 - 2:45 PM PST
Room 1: Education - Space Education Professional Development
Dr. Mark Wagner
Room 2: International - From Classroom to Space: Developing the RASCube-1 CubeSat
Edward Robinson
Room 3: Young Professionals - If You Can’t See It, You Can’t Believe It
Michelle Del Valle
Closing: Capstone Session
3:00 - 4:00 PM PST
Fireside chat with Frank White and Felix Gatfield.
Gitika Gorthi, Moderator
Registration is FREE and includes access to the complete full-day schedule.
The summit features a morning astronaut panel, followed by four concurrent breakout sessions, and a closing capstone session. The global event will take place virtually on Pacific Standard Time (PST) in the US, so that participants from Europe or Africa, the Americas, and East Asia can all participate. We welcome participants from Australia and Asia as well, but know the timing may be more challenging for them.
Register now for our next event on May 30, 2025!