On January 17, 2019, HASSE Space School college program students were invited by NASA Flight Director, Rick Henfling and Ground Control, William foster to a tour of the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson’s Space Center. It was an exclusive opportunity to [...]
On January 17, 2019, HASSE Space School college program students were invited by NASA Flight Director, Rick Henfling and Ground Control, William foster to a tour of the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson’s Space Center. It was an exclusive opportunity to visit International Space Station’s mission control.
Rick Henfling oversee from Mission Control in Houston teams who support human space exploration missions. Henfling also has worked on the space shuttle program. A flight director is in charge of keeping the astronauts and the International Space Station safe by leading teams of controllers, researchers, engineers and support personnel at the Johnson Space Center.
If something goes wrong, flight directors have to be able to make split-second decisions while holding someone’s life in their hands. For example, in 1970 during the Apollo 13 mission, Gene Kranz was in charge of an enormous team on the ground that helped bring the three astronauts home after an oxygen tank explosion forced them to abort their trip to the moon.
January 31, 2025 – The wait is over! The World Space Vision and AI Challenge (SVAC) has officially launched, igniting a revolutionary movement in space exploration and artificial intelligence!
Cooperate with the Russian Space Agency, HASSE students ventured into a winter wonderland of history, art, religion, and most important of all, Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City on January 16, 2017. HASSE students had a surprising welcome from cosmonaut Salizhan [...]
On May 29th of 2018, HASSE Executive Director James Liu and Former Astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao, visited Dr. George Abbey, former director of the NASA Johnson Space Center and senior fellow in space policy at Baker Institute. There, they exchanged greetings and discussed the [...]
On September 26, 2018, HASSE students from 10 Asian universities, invited by NASA Flight Director, had an exclusive opportunity to visit the current International Space Station mission control and meet with JAXA Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. International Space [...]
In cooperation with the Russian Space Agency, HASSE students ventured into a summer journey of history, art, religion, and most important of all, Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City on July 18th-27th , 2019. Cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov greeted HASSE students with a warm [...]
"Always follow your dream, and don't let anyone take it from you!" ~Quote from Alyssa Carson, the youngest future astronaut to Mars! On January [...]
HASSE space school faculties visited the SpaceX South Texas launch site, referred to by SpaceX as Star base, and known as the Boca Chica launch site. This [...]
September 12, 2024 – Houston, Texas – The Houston Association for Space and Science Education (HASSE) proudly celebrates 20 years of excellence in space education, marking a historic milestone in its mission to inspire the next generation of space explorers, scientists, and innovators.
