The International Space Exploration Education
Professional Development Program, Houston, Texas.
Sample Itinerary
16th January 2012
1800 hours Program Briefing, Lobby Bar, Hilton Hotel followed by dinner and Welcome Drinks with NASA friends.
17th January 2012
1000 hours Meet, lobby of Hilton Hotel for days excursion
am San Jacinta museum of history
http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/
pm Retail Therapy – Baybrook Shopping Mall
1800 hours Meet, lobby of Hilton Hotel for Dinner @ Chelsea’s with George Abbey, former Director of Johnson Space Centre.
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=9769
18th January 2012
1000 hours Meet, lobby of Hilton Hotel
am Rob Alexander, ISS Safety Manager, NASA
Bill McArthur, Astronaut,Manager, Safety and Mission Assurance, Space Shuttle Program
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/mcarthur.html
pm NASA Education Workshop
1800 hours Meet, lobby of Hilton Hotel for dinner and after dinner socializing with scientists, engineers and maybe even an astronaut or two!
19th January 2012
1000 hours Meet, lobby of Hilton Hotel
am Space Center Houston Education Workshop and tour
pm NASA Education workshop
1800 hours Meet, lobby of Hilton Hotel for travel to dinner and a evening of ‘music and mingling’ hosted by Neil Pellis and his wife Jeanie. Neil is a former NASA microbiologist.
http://www.dsls.usra.edu/pellis.html
20th January 2012
1000 hours Meet, lobby of Hilton Hotel
am Visit to Houston Christian High school
http://www.houstonchristianhs.org/
Visit to Education District HQ – Region 4
pm visit to Rice University and the Baker Institue hosted by George Abbey, former Director of JSC
http://www.bakerinstitute.org/programs/space-policy
Evening Lecture @ Rice University from Loren Acton, STS51-F/Spacelab
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/acton-lw.html
21st January 2012
1000 hours Meet, lobby of Hilton Hotel
am private NASA tour of Johnson Space Centre
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/home/index.html
pm Visit to Mosdbacher Odyssey Academy in Galveston
1800 hours Meet lobby bar, Hilton Hotel for final dinner and more music and mingling with NASA friends

