Ignite your curiosity and grow your passion for space and science at our monthly Thought Leader Series. The best and brightest minds examine the significance of historic missions, share the latest news in space exploration and look ahead to the future of space travel. This immersive series takes guests beyond our walls to provide inspiring, engaging and educational learning experiences.
Upcoming Thought Leader Series presentation
Apollo 13 Mission Memories & Apollo to Artemis panels
April 27 | 6 p.m. CT
In our April Thought Leader Series, presented by The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), we celebrate the anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission with two panels featuring a who's who of NASA personnel from then and now.
Hear about the unique experiences and lessons learned during “Apollo 13 Mission Memories,” a panel discussion including Fred Haise, Jim Lovell, Gerry Griffin, Gene Kranz, and Milton Windler.
Learn how the Apollo era is paving the way for future missions to the Moon during the “Apollo to Artemis” panel discussion. The panelists include NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Steve Bowen and NASA's first female flight director Holly Ridings.
During this unique time, we are still passionate about sharing science and space exploration with our community. To continue our commitment to bring dynamic science learning experiences to the public, please join the April Thought Leader Series virtually at 6 p.m. CT April 27.
We will make the presentation available on this webpage and our YouTube channel.
To learn more about the Apollo 13 mission, visit our Apollo 13 virtual exhibit.

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Past Thought Leader Series presentations

VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Going back to the Moon: Lunar Landing
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Artemis, Orion and SLS: The Future of Deep Space Exploration
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Exploring the Mars Perseverance Rover
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Illuminating Space
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – International Cooperation in Space: ISS 20
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Our Future on Mars
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Growing Organs in Space
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Earth from Above: Explaining the Overview Effect
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Space Tourism For All: Overcoming Challenges
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Human Robotic Interaction
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Astronaut Selection and Training Process
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Evidence of Human Presence on the International Space Station
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Designing for Human Performance
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Challenges of Building the Space Station
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – How the Space Station shapes research, exploration and international cooperation
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Lessons from Apollo 12
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Astronauts from Around the World
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – The Future of Spaceflight
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Inside Mission Control with Current Flight Controllers
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Cognition Here and Beyond
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Apollo 10 with astronaut Tom Stafford
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Life Beyond Earth in Space and Time
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Applications of lessons learned from human space flight tragedies
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – International Space Station
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – An Evening With Glynn Lunney
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – STS-95: John Glenn’s Second Spaceflight
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Apollo, The Golden Age of Spaceflight
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – NASA Johnson Space Center Director Mark Geyer
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Leading Women of NASA
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Pioneers of Space Exploration
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Alan Stern and David Grinspoon discuss the New Horizons mission
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – ESA Director General Johann Woerner
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VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – A Conversation with Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise
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