Join Civitas for a special presentation & discussion of NewSpace. The event will be from 9-11 am on January 26 at the Civitas Hub. Leading the conversation will be Christine Nobbe who has been kind enough to provide some details.
NewSpace: How Government Space Agencies, Commercial Companies, and UNOOSA can Work Together to Explore and Settle Outer Space
Elon Musk famously talks about “becoming a space-faring civilization and a multi-planetary species” but he isn’t the only person with their sights on the cosmos, to explore and to live, work, and play. Many 
people are working towards the goal of humans settling space. In this talk, Christine Nobbe, educator and space enthusiast, will explore “NewSpace.” How can governmental space
About our guest speaker: Christine Nobbe is a dedicated educator: a gifted education specialist, STEAM educator, and adjunct professor. Christine’s passion area is living and working on the Moon and she has earned the nickname, “Space Girl” in St. Louis. For many years Christine taught in Rockwood School District’s gifted program, but retired in 2013 to focus more on space and now divides her time between a part-time job at Grand Center Arts Academy as the gifted education specialist and advocating for space exploration and settlement. In the past year Christine spoke to 1775 students about the wonders of the Universe and conducted public outreach at the St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis County Libraries, and Venture Cafe’. Over the years she’s won several outstanding educator awards, most recently the Challenger Learning Center Inspiring Teacher Award. (One fun fact: Christine has quite a collection of Space fashions and makes an effort to wear a bit of the Universe daily.)
Christine has sent us some helpful resources for students about space, you can find them here.
