Space Launch System QM2 Test Q&A
Thursday 06/16/2016
4:30 pm ET
FREE 1-hour Presentation
  for Educators

The NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative at
Texas State University is hosting a 1-hour presentation by an expert on NASA’s Space Launch System boosters.


Participants in this webinar will get an overview of the Solid Rocket Boosters for the Space Launch System and the QM2 test firing scheduled for June 28th.

A question and answer session with the expert about the SLS and its boosters will be an integral part of this experience.



John Weis has been an Education Specialist with NASA for the last 10 years. He is currently stationed at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. In addition to providing online professional development for educators, John is responsible for educational outreach including professional development for pre-service and in-service teachers, community programs and liaising with state and local education agencies in the Marshall region of Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama and Tennessee. John earned a BS in Science and Mathematics Teaching with an emphasis in Mathematics and Physics from the Florida State University and an MS in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Scranton. Before joining NASA education, he spent 10 years as a secondary science teacher in Volusia County, Florida. His areas of specialization include Mathematics, Physics, Earth/Space Science, and Astronomy.