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2024
Highlight from 2024
ISS Mimic named ISS National Lab Educational Outreach Highlight of the Year!!! Link to Article
12/31/24 - ISS Mimic shout-out FROM SPACE!!!
Students building ISS Mimic got a shout-out from Suni Williams - who is currently IN SPACE!!!
See the Video
12/6/24 - First community college built EduMimic completed at Houston Community College!
As a part of the LSAMP Program, HCC was the first college to build their own EduMimic.
More on LSAMP
And later these awesome students made a visit to Space Center Houston, escorted by a Mimic lead.
11/19/24 - STEMliner Visits Space Center Houston
MIMIC with Amy presenting a summary of her ZeroG Flights, which showcased student experiments using sensors and microcontrollers (and gratuitous LEDs!)
11/16-17/24 - JSC Hackathon
An overnight two day hackathon at Space Center Houston - Mimic was showcased and apparently inspired others. :)
11/1/24 - New Worlds Conference at Space Center Houston
ISS Mimic was thrilled to be part of the New Worlds Conference at Space Center Houston! This groundbreaking event brings together visionaries, scientists, and space enthusiasts from around the world to discuss the future of space exploration and settlement. We showcased how ISS Mimic is inspiring the next generation of space explorers by connecting students with real-world space science! 🚀
Let’s make space accessible and inspiring for all!
10/28/24 - Brookside Intermediate Fall Festival - Trunk or Treat MakerSpace
And not to brag, but....
10/19/24 - India
9/15-19/24 - Annual National HBCU Week Conference in Philly (with ISS Above)
We joined our ISS Above friend at his table and had the POTUS in the same room as Mimic!
Conference Website
*** Notice POTUS in upper right corner! ***
8/28-31/24 - ISS Research and Development Conference
8/3-4/24 - Astronaut Days at Space Center Houston
Space Chimes in the dark!
7/xx/24 - ISS Mimic Summer Institute
Kudos to the amazing team of Mimickers that put together the beta training. Despite all adversities including the hurricane, loss of power, and voltage issues, this training was conducted against all odds demonstrating the resilience of the trainers and teachers. After all, we are in the city where failure is not an option. The best teacher is experience. Watching beta selected testers in the process of building, testing, and recommending improvements for our bilingual building guides. Paving the way to lead forward.
6/27/24 - Space Port Area Conference for Educators at KSC
5/24-26/24 - Comicpalooza
One of our fav annual events -- Nerds, Cosplayers, and Makers unite! Space Chimes (audible tones and color changes based on real-time tracking of space debris flying over) makes its debut!
Our favorite visitor!
3/14-16/24 - Moon 2 Mars Festival
Full booth with SASA Mimic
Mini Mimic
2/24/24 - Engineers In Real Life for Clear Creek ISD, hosted at Univ of Houston-Clear Lake
2/16/24 - Mini Mimic Build in South Africa has STARTED!!!
2/14/24 - EIGHT Mini Mimic kits have left the country! 2 to Mexico, 1 to Columbia, 3 to Brazil, 1 to Canada, and 1 to South Africa (8,600 miles away)!
2/8-9/24 - Space Exploration Educator Conference 2024
Amy, Javier and the them presented two ISS MIMIC sessions at SEEC this year - one was in Spanish!
And our own Amy Medina won the Cheri Brinley Educator of the Year Award!
2023
11/19/23 - Houston Public Library Star Party
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11/8/23 - National STEM Day at Space Center Houston
Space Center Houston specifically invited 500 students to take part. Mimic joined in on the fun. Astronaut Megan McArthur reminded everyone that mistakes aren't bad. In fact, we expect mistakes while building a Mimic - and certainly have made a lot ourselves.
11/3/23 - Tech Fest Live at Post Houston
Tech Fest Live connects the youth of today for a better tomorrow through technology opportunities. They create a learning space that encourages creativity, growth, and critical thinking.
10/20-22/23 - Maker Faire Bay Area in San Francisco
We were pleasantly surprised to win the "Make Magazine Editors' Choice Award"!
Time Lapse Video Link (https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZYDKFm6bcnbQ6CEB9)
10/14/23 - JSC Open House
Mimic team photo w/ JSC Director Vanessa Wyche plus JSC Director of External Relations Arturo Sanchez, beneath Saturn V!
YouTube video of Amy & Javier during the eclipse (https://www.youtube.com/live/NvDOCf2fAEs?si=5VmW3IW9arG7aGN3&t=4201)
Mimic'ers with astronauts
10/4/23 - Hack-A-Day Chat
Mimic hosted a Hack Chat! Article Link (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/06/iss-mimic-brings-space-station-down-to-earth/)
9/26/23 - Raspberry Pint Talk with UK
Raspberry Pi Maker group form London - Mimic joined virtually. Video Recording (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fLa5TsMusI&t=1135s)
9/21/23 - UHCL Student Visit to Boeing BAB
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8/14/23 - Odyssey Academy NASA In-flight Downlink
Space Station Crew answers Galveston Texas student questions from space!
8/3/23 - Visited Joel Telling (3D Printing Nerd)'s YouTube studio!
Video link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSEbtBuCkoE)
7/31-8/3 - ISSRDC (International Space Station Research and Development Conference) hosted by ISS National Lab in Seattle
The conference is held annually by ISS National Lab. We made lots of new contacts and friends.
7/x/23 - Awarded ISS Mimic grant from ISS National Lab
This will fund educators, buy materials, and print parts for less privileged schools.
7/15-16/23 - Open Sauce in San Francisco
MIMIC was invited to Exhibit at the first-ever Open Sauce!
Sam's Interview from Open Sauce: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cv9MDExxxMu/?igshid=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA==
7/12-14/23 - International Aerospace Academy Summer Institute
Native Spanish-speaking educators from Houston, Puerto Rico, and Mexico had the opportunity to build Mini Mimics at Freeman Library which helped Team MIMIC finalize the design and build guide for Mini MIMIC.
6/10/23 - ISS MIMIC Docking Party Ribbon Cutting at Freeman Library
March 2023 - Mini MIMIC was born
Created for educators - this is a 1/200th scale articulating model of ISS (half the size of MIMIC) that also runs off the live ISS telemetry and the same MIMIC GUI and RaspPi/Arduino software. LEDs coming soon!!!
5/25-27/23 - Comicpalooza in Houston
4/x-x/23 - FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston
3/x/23 - Makerspace Night at Brookside Intermediate
3/x-x/23 - Moon2Mars Festival at Space Center Houston
2/9-10/23 - Space Exploration Educator's Conference (SEEC) at Space Center Houston
Completely "sold out" Interactive Session where participants built a mini articulating solar array and received a kit to take home. Collaborated with xxx and Freeman Library.
9/13/22-1/31/23 - Freeman Library Community Build
The local community came together for 11 sessions to build an ISS MIMIC that will live in the lobby of the Freeman Library and stay connected to ISS.
2022
11/x/22 - Makerspace Night at Brookside Intermediate in Seabrook
7/15-17/22 - Comicpalooza in Houston
6/9-11/22 - Moon2Mars Festival 2022 at Space Center Houston
4/x-x/22 - FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston
2/x-x/22 - Space Exploration Educator's Conference (SEEC) at Space Center Houston
2021
11/18/21 - Seabrook Middle School STEM Night
SEEC 2021???
1/25/21 - We made the Raspberry Pi blog!!!
2020
Q&A with the ISS MIMIC Team - RaspPi Article
11/2/20 - Estefannie makes our signature video!
YouTube Link: ISS Mimic video by Estefannie
RaspberryPi Article Introducing ISS MIMIC
STELLAR Rotary Award Nominee
x/x/20 - PIRB Build
###SEEC Space Exploration Educators Conference 2020 at Space Center Houston
1/29/20 - STEM Club at Clear Lake High School
2019
11/12-xx/19 - Visit to ISS MER for Historic All Female EVA
9/16/19 - ISS Live Telemetry is back on line!!!
9/4/19 - Brookside Intermediate in Seabrook
5/10-12/19 - Comicpalooza in Houston
4/2x/-2x/29 - FIRST Robotics World Championships in Houston
4/15/19 - Summer of STEM Presentation at Space Center Houston
3/28/19 - 1st Meeting with NASA to bring ISS Live Telemetry back on line
2/15/2019 - First Public Appearance of ISS MIMIC at Ball High School
Took part in the Students in Aerospace Course
##2018
x/x/18 - Summer Externs came to Boeing to see ISS MIMIC
Meeting to gauge interest/teacher insight for ISS MIMIC.