Course Length: 12 class sessions ($16/class)

This 12-session course provides an in-depth exploration of NASA - the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA, headquartered in Washington DC, has 10 major centers and 8 additional research facilities located throughout the United States. NASA partnerships are also found in every U.S. state and many other countries. More than 18,000 people work for NASA! This course explores the major space centers, current missions, history highlights, space engineering concepts and internship opportunities, for kids who love NASA and for aspiring future NASA scientists.

Each class session will explore a different space center and discuss a variety of fascinating science research and space topics, as detailed below:

Session 1: Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Astronaut Training, Conducting Science Research in Microgravity
Mission Control
Orion Program

Session 2: Kennedy Space Center, Merritt City, Florida
Launch Control Center 
Swamp Works
Growing Crops in Space

Session 3: Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
CubeSat Development (Cube Satellites)
NASA Starling Mission
Moon Rover Prototype

Session 4: Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio & Neil Armstrong Test Facility, Sandusky, Ohio
Space Simulations and Spacecraft Testing
Space Propulsion and Cryogenic Fluids
Space Camp

Session 5: Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
James Webb and Hubble Telescopes
International Space Station

Session 6: Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California
Atmospheric Flight Research
Electric Aviation

Session 7: Langley Research Center and NASA Engineering and Safety Center, Hampton, Virginia
Quesst Mission Supersonic Flight
Sustainable Aircraft Manufacturing
NESC Academy

Session 8: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Mission to Psyche
Mars Rovers
Earth Science

Session 9: Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Chandra X-ray Telescope
Space Launch System (SLS) Rocket
Space Camp

Session 10: Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi
Rocket Testing
Michoud Assembly Facility
Astro Camp

Session 11: NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC & European Space Agency (ESA)
Earth Information Center
ESA Missions: 
JUICE: Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
Euclid Space Telescope
Monitoring Methane from Space

Session 12: NASA & Space X
NASA Space X Crew-6 Mission
Starship