Human Space Flight: Hazards of Human Spaceflight
Thursday 11/08/2018
6:00 pm ET (3:00pm PT)
FREE 1-hour Webinar
Educators in Grades K-12

The NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University is providing a 1-hour webinar.

Human space flight will enable astronauts to continue orbiting Earth, return to the moon and then journey on to Mars bringing together science, technology and human innovation. Explore the hazards astronauts face in the extreme environment of space travel and the solutions NASA developed to ensure the safety and well-being of the astronauts. NASA STEM classroom lessons and online resources will be integrated into the out of this world webinar.


Steve Culivan is the NASA STEM Education Professional Development Collaborative Specialist at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Mr. Culivan develops and provides NASA STEM online and face-to-face professional development programs for in-service, pre-service and informal educators. Mr. Culivan was the Principal Investigator for two International Space Station (ISS) in-flight education demonstrations. He additionally developed and co-developed several NASA STEM lessons and lesson guides. Prior to his current thirty year career with NASA Education, Mr. Culivan taught middle school Earth and Space Science, life science, English, art and coached several sports. He holds a current teaching certificate in science and English. Mr. Culivan received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Louisiana Tech University and a Masters of Science degree in Education from Oklahoma State University.