Hundreds of children participated in the annual Take Our Children to Work Day at Stennis Space Center on July 29. During the day, children of Stennis employees received a tour of facilities and took part in various activities, including demonstrations in cryogenics and robotics.

YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN “TAKE OUR CHILDREN TO WORK DAY,” AIDED BY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ON THE MOULTON ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGIES TEAM FROM MOULTON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND LAWRENCE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, BOTH IN MOULTON, ALABAMA, LEARNED TO OPERATE ROBOTS

NASA’S MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER KICKS OFF ITS ANNUAL "TAKE OUR CHILDREN TO WORK DAY" EVENTS JUNE 23 WITH OPENING REMARKS FROM LOUCIOUS HIRES, DIRECTOR OF MARSHALL’S OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. AN ESTIMATED 500 POTENTIAL FUTURE SPACEFARERS, SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN GRADES 3-12 TOOK PART IN THE DAY’S ACTIVITIES, TOURS AND PRESENTATIONS.

More than 250 children of employees at 15 Stennis Space Center resident agencies and organizations visited the facility July 31 to participate in annual Take Our Children to Work Day activities. Participants enjoyed various presentations and demonstrations on topics such as cryogenics and information security. They also had an opportunity to visit site facilities to learn about various work performed at the NASA center.

HEATHER RODIN, AN EMPLOYEE OF SCI-QUEST OF HUNTSVILLE, SHOWS HER YOUNG AUDIENCE HOW OXYGEN IS NECESSARY TO PRODUCE COMBUSTION

During the 2011 Take Our Children to Work Day at Stennis Space Center, participants engaged in hands-on activities, including viewing the sun through a solar telescope (right photo). Children also visited the StenniSphere museum and had an opportunity to take photos at the astronaut suit exhibit.

Some 230 children of Stennis Space Center employees visited the facility July 26 to participate in annual Take Our Children to Work Day activities. Participants enjoyed various presentations and demonstrations on topics such as cryogenics, underwater robotics and geocaching.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Children enjoy displays of security equipment during Take Our Children to Work Day. Employees were invited to share their work experience with their children on this annual event.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Children enjoy displays of fire equipment during Take Our Children to Work Day. Employees were invited to share their work experience with their children on this annual event.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Children enjoy a hands-on display of security equipment during Take Our Children to Work Day. Employees were invited to share their work experience with their children on this annual event.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Children enjoy displays of security equipment during Take Our Children to Work Day. Employees were invited to share their work experience with their children on this annual event.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Children enjoy a hands-on display of fire equipment behind KSC NASA Headquarters. Employees were invited to share their work experience with their children for Take Our Children to Work Day.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Former astronaut Story Musgrave talks to employees and their children during a welcome ceremony in the IMAX Theatre, KSC Visitor Complex. Employees were invited to share their work experience with their children for Take Our Children to Work Day.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Former astronaut Story Musgrave signs autographs for employees’ children after his presentation during a welcome ceremony in the IMAX Theatre, KSC Visitor Complex. Employees were invited to share their work experience with their children for Take Our Children to Work Day.

About 200 children of employees at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center visited the facility for annual Take Our Children to Work activities July 27. Participants enjoyed a windshield tour of the rocket engine test site and various demonstrations and presentations on such topics as cryogenics, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, computer safety and robotics. They also had an opportunity to take photos at the astronaut suit exhibit and participate in StenniSphere activities.

Take Our Children To Work Day, TOCTWD

Take Our Children To Work Day, TOCTWD

Take Our Children to Work Day participants learn about buoys on June 27 during an activity conducted by Brandon Elsensohn, Amentum software engineer, for the National Data Buoy Center at NASA’s Stennis Space Center.

Take Our Children to Work Day participants learn about the ocean’s ecosystem on June 27 during an activity conducted by representatives with Mississippi State University, Northern Gulf Institute, and the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence.

NASA’s Stennis Space Center inspired the Artemis Generation during the 2024 Take Our Children to Work Day on June 27. Participants are shown in the StenniSphere auditorium following a site tour and full day of hands-on activities to promote interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and the variety of work conducted at NASA Stennis. NASA is returning to the Moon through the Artemis campaign for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and inspiration for a new generation of explorers.

Take Our Children to Work Day participants join NASA Stennis federal city employees for a career panel discussion on June 27. The career panel discussion included (left to right): Rebecca Mataya, NASA Stennis budget analyst; Madison Rundell, Aerojet Rocketdyne information technology specialist; Troy Chivers, COLSA/All In Solutions representative; Clyde Conerly, Lockheed Martin quality engineer; Andy Guymon, Relativity Space test engineer; and moderator Apolonia Acker, NASA Stennis public affairs specialist.