Audience
Educators, Students
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12, Higher Education, Informal Education
Subject
Careers
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities, Read About It, Videos
NASA Role Model: Dana Hutcherson
NASA Center: Kennedy Space Center
Topic: NASA’s Commercial Crew Program
Original Air Date: Sept. 29, 2021
Join Dana Hutcherson, NASA’s deputy program manager of the Commercial Crew Program at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. In addition to this role, Hutcherson is also responsible for the budgeting, contracting and managing safety and technical areas of the program.
STEM Short Activity: Launch America STEM Mission Toolkit
Objective: Sign up to attend a virtual guest experience of one of the Commercial Crew Program’s crewed launches, and try one of the online activities.
Duration: 30 minutes
Materials Needed: Internet-enabled computer, supplies needed for chosen activity
Difficulty: Easy
“NASA STEM Stars” is a webchat series. Each chat introduces a science, technology, engineering or math career, addresses a STEM topic and highlights a NASA mission. The chat includes a STEM activity that students can do at home. After the interviews, experts answer students’ questions.