NASA LIVE
Date: Friday 11 September 2026
Times: 2:00 PM (1 hour)
Format: Live, online, and classroom-ready – all you need is paper!
Join us for this exciting event live from Imperial Space School. NASA Engineers Howard Hu and Branelle Rodriguez will share the story of Artemis II with young people in the UK.
This event will give young people an opportunity to hear about the team behind the Orion spacecraft and its 10-day mission around the Moon. Orion flew around the far side of the Moon in a figure-8 pattern. The crew travelled 270,000 miles from Earth – farther than any human has traveled since Apollo.
Who can join?
This digital event is open to students aged 8 – 18 from schools UK-wide. Book your FREE place now
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Expert Guest – Howard Hu
Howard Hu began his career with NASA in 1994. Hu currently serves as the Orion Program manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. He leads the design, development, production, and operations of Orion, NASA’s next-generation human exploration spacecraft for the Artemis missions to the Moon.
Hu has been involved with the Orion Program since its inception and has held several key leadership positions within the program. Prior to this, Hu held several technical and leadership positions at Johnson.
Expert Guest – Branelle Rodriguez
Branelle Rodriguez currently serves as the manager of program integration and Artemis II vehicle manager for the Orion Program at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Since joining NASA in 2004, Rodriguez has had significant human spaceflight experience leading integration efforts and development projects.
Prior to joining the Orion Program, she was the International Space Station (ISS) On-Orbit Engineering Manager in the ISS Program Office, leading the ISS Mission Evaluation Room (MER).
NASA Live is made possible thanks to the generosity of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Imperial Space School and NASA.