Last revised: 6/27/25 at 7:45 PM ET
Note: this page is being updated as information about presentations and presenters becomes available.
The agenda for the 2025 SSEP National Conference is provided below, but first … get into the Conference mood with some NASA Johnson Style.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
8:00 am SHARP
Arrival at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex parking gate – gate opens to parking lot at 8:30 am but we need SSEP delegates at the head of the line
8:30
Enter parking lot and park near flagpoles at the entrance of KSCVC
8:45
Meet at the flagpoles near the entrance of KSCVC
8:45- 8:55
Tickets to KSCVC distributed to Conference attendees
at the flagpoles, all delegation Points of Contact provide Jeff Goldstein total number of delegates for their community and receive tickets for distribution
8:55-9:15
Entry into Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Conference attendees will be directed into the Conference venue – the Center for Space Education
Morning in The Center for Space Education
9:20-9:30
Welcome, Introductions and AV Orientation
Jeff Goldstein, NCESSE
John Hamel, NCESSE
9:30-10:00
Keynote Address
Title: Celebrating the Past, Embracing the Present, and Inspiring the Future:
Human Exploration, the Journey Continues
Dr. Jeff Goldstein, SSEP National Program Director [Bio]
Center Director, National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE)
10:00-10:40
Oral Presentation Block 1 – Mission 18 and Mission 19
Oral 1: Colorado Springs, Colorado [Mission 18, Flight Experiment]
Oral 2: Brazil/Portugal [Mission 19, Semi-finalist Proposal]
Oral 3: Brazil/Portugal [Mission 19, Finalist Proposal]
Oral 4: Brazil/Portugal [Mission 19, Flight Experiment]
Oral 5: Colusa, California [Mission 19, Flight Experiment]
10:40-10:50
Break
10:50-11:20
Featured Presentation 1
Title: Overcoming Obstacles and Reaching for the Stars!
Dr. Don Thomas [Bio]
NASA Astronaut, STS-65, 70, 83, 94
11:20-12:00
Oral Presentation Block 2 – Mission 19
Oral 6: Hillsborough County, Florida [Mission 19, Flight Experiment]
Oral 7: Athens, Ohio [Mission 19, Flight Experiment]
Oral 8: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – CCAC [Mission 19, Flight Experiment]
Oral 9: San Antonio, Texas [Mission 19, Flight Experiment]
Oral 10: Waxahachie, Texas [Mission 19, Flight Experiment]
12:00-12:10
Break
12:10-12:42
Oral Presentation Block 3 – Mission 20
Oral 11: Fort Morgan, Colorado [Mission 20, Flight Experiment]
Oral 12: Melbourne, Florida [Mission 20, Semi-Finalist Proposal]
Oral 13: Melbourne, Florida [Mission 20, Finalist Proposal]
Oral 14: Melbourne, Florida [Mission 20, Flight Experiment]
12:42-12:50
Break
12:50-1:10
Featured Presentation 2
Title: TBD
Patrick O’Neill, Public Affairs and Outreach Lead [Bio]
International Space Station National Laboratory
1:10-1:20
Community Impressions
1:20-1:30
Conference Wrap-up
1:30-6:00
Free Time to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
1:30
Lunch on your own
2:15-2:45
Meet and Greet with Astronaut Dr. Don Thomas at Space Mirror Memorial