Click here to download the event schedule.

MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2023

• 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Art Show | VFW Auxiliary Post 10351, Texas Highway 184 in Hemphill.
• 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Free admission | 'Remembering Columbia' Museum
• 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | NASA Exhibit Trailer | 'Remembering Columbia' Museum

 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2023

• 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial Robotics Competition | First Baptist Church Family Life Center
  • Click here to download the robotics competition press release.
• 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Free admission | 'Remembering Columbia' Museum
• 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | NASA Exhibit Trailer | 'Remembering Columbia' Museum

 

​

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2023

• 7:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Memorial service and program, “STS-107: Still Our Mission, 20 Years Later” | First Baptist Church, Hemphill
• 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Free admission | 'Remembering Columbia' Museum
• 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | NASA Exhibit Trailer | 'Remembering Columbia' Museum
• 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial Robotics Competition presentation | 'Remembering Columbia' Museum auditorium (Refreshments served)
• 11:00 a.m. - Noon | Panel discussion | "NASA Happenings: Current and Upcoming" presented by Vanessa Wyche, Director of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston; introduction by Ms. Natalie Saiz, retired NASA JSC HR Director | 'Remembering Columbia' Museum auditorium
• Noon - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | First Baptist Church Family Life Center
• 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Panel discussion | "Why is Space Dangerous, Yet So Safe?" facilitated by Dorothy Rasco, retired NASA civil engineer, Shuttle Operations; panelists include Mike Leinbach, former NASA Shuttle launch director; William “Bill” McArthur (Col., USA, retired), former NASA astronaut; Brewster Shaw (Col. USAF, retired) former NASA astronaut | 'Remembering Columbia' Museum auditorium
• 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Panel discussion | "Making Space for Women" facilitated by Dr. Estella Gillette, NASA retiree, now HR development consultant, NASA Alumni League President; panelists include Jennifer Ross-Nazzal, Author and NASA Historian; Natalie Valencia Saiz, retired Director of HR, NASA JSC, now leadership consultant, NAL member; Michele Breke, retired NASA aerospace engineer, then Boeing Company, now aerospace consultant, NAL member | 'Remembering Columbia' Museum auditorium
• 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. | Panel discussion | "Making STEM for Everyone," facilitated by Herb Baker, NAL Secretary, retired Procurement Manager, NASA JSC; panelists include: Carolyn Conley, aerospace space engineering systems specialist; Frank Hughes, retired NASA engineer and current STEM education activist; John Saiz, retired NASA engineer and leadership strategic advisor, now Industrial Fellow, University of Cambridge; Dorothy Rasco, retired NASA civil engineer, Shuttle Operations, then Ball Industries now aerospace consultant. | 'Remembering Columbia' Museum auditorium
• 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Autographs and book signing | 'Remembering Columbia' Museum main gallery