Day 1: Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC) at NASA's Johnson Space Center

SEEC Day 1: Today I had the opportunity to present at NASA and inform other educators about the satellite and aerospace education taking place in Ecuador, including making 3D models of Ecuador's Pegasus satellite! On the flip side, one of NASA's ISS risk managers taught me more about the International Space Station,and a NASA engineer also informed us about where the future is headed with the Orion capsule and Space Launch Vehicle...to deep space!

Ecuador Signs Launch Contract with Russia (Dec 13, 2011)

An invitation to witness the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE), the Ecaudorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA), and the Netherlands company ISIS sign the contract needed to launch into orbit the first Ecuadorian satellite, NEE-01 PEGASUS, on board a Russian Dnepr RS20 launch vehicle operated by KOSMOTRAS from the Yasny cosmodrome on October 2012.

Rocket Launching! (Student authors)

Rocket Launching (By S.S. and C. H.) on Prezi

Students Conduct Live Video Chat with Ecuadorian Astronaut (Digital Storytelling)

Second grade students describe their experiences in learning about Ecuador's first satellite, Pegasus. Through interviewing one another, the students tell of the satellite's unveiling, making paper models, and conducting a live Skype chat with one of its creators - Ecuadorian astronaut, Commander Nader.