64. Inspire Kids with Space: Chat with NASA Ground Controller!

5/20/22

Show Summary:

What is it like to work at NASA? What happens at mission control? In this episode, Natasha chats with Patrick Ream, a ground controller trainee at NASA's Johnson Space Center! We talk all about his work at NASA, what inspired him to become an aerospace engineer, and his advice for motivating struggling students.

Links from the Show:

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All About Space Club

• Bring Space Club to Your School!

• Blog: Mission to Mars Curriculum

• Video: Space Club Mission to Mars Student Highlights Videos

Vivify’s Space STEM Lessons

• Explore the Universe Scavenger Hunt (FREE in our Resource Library)

• Astronaut Wearable Device Engineering Activity (Space & STEM)

• All Space Exploration Lessons

• Teambuilding and Communication Lessons

NASA Connections

• Definitions:

  • ADCO - Attitude Determination and Control Officer

  • SPARTAN - Station, Power, ARticulation, Thermal, and ANalysis

• Artemis Program

  • Orion Overview

  • Lunar Gateway Overview

• NASA Johnson Space Center

• NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

• Video: Mission Control at NASA Johnson Space Center: History and Restoration

• Moon’s South Pole in NASA’s Landing Sites

• Careers at NASA: Explore the Extraordinary, Every Day

• Live Space Station Tracking Map

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