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Dr. Patricia Reiff | reiff@rice.edu
(713) 348-4634
Rice Space Institute, MS-108
Rice University
6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005-1892
CALENDAR of Shows & Events
Here is the current list of major activities. Also please check the RSI calendar
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| 2024 PAST EVENTS | |
| DEC 21 | Winter solstice at the Cockrell sundial |
| SEP 21 | Fall Equinox & 35th Birthday of the Cockrell sundial |
| SEP 13 | International Observe the Moon Night |
| JUN 22 | Solstice at the Astronomy Festival on the National Mall |
| 2023 PAST EVENTS | |
| APR 8 | eclipse workshop for teachers |
| MAR 25 | NSTA eclipse workshop |
| FEB 10 | SEEC Houston - eclipse training |
| 2022 PAST EVENTS | |
| JUN 19 | Summer Solstice Live from HMNS |
| MAR 19 | Equinox Live from HMNS |
| APR 9 | Reach For The Stars STEM Festival |
| 2021 PAST EVENTS | |
| OCT 16 | Public Observing Night |
| SEP 17 | A PERSONAL HISTORY OF SPACE RESEARCH AT RICE UNIVERSITY : Dr. Patricia Reiff |
| AUG 11 | Perseids live stream |
| JUN 21 | Summer Solstice live stream |
| MAY 26 | Lunar Eclipse live stream |
| APR 17 | Reach For The Stars STEM Festival |
| APR 8 | RSI ISS Flight Education Event Student Q&A event with astronauts Shannon Walker and Kate Rubins on board the ISS |
| MAR 20 | Spring Equinox at the Sundial |
| FEB 15 | Mars Perseverance Landing VR Watch Party |
| JAN 15 | HMNS Planetarium At Home - APOLLO & BEYOND |
| 2020 PAST EVENTS | |
| DEC 18 | HMNS Planetarium At Home - STAR OF BETHLEHEM |
| NOV 20 | HMNS Planetarium At Home - GREAT PLANET ADVENTURES |
| NOV 18-19 | Virtual Planetarium Adventure - Dec 21 Jupiter & Saturn conjunction |
| NOV 15 | SPACEX Crew-1 Launch Watch Party |
| AUG 25 | ICE WORLDS |
| AUG 18 | GREAT PLANET ADVENTURES (Kids version) |
| AUG 11 | FORCE FIVE |
| AUG 05 | THE X-PLANETS |
| JUL 29 | NIGHT OF THE TITANIC |
| JUL 22 | FATE OF THE MAYA |
| JUL 15 | SECRETS OF THE DEAD SEA |
| JUL 08 | AMAZING ASTRONOMERS OF ANTIQUITY |
| JUL 01 | SEARCH FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| JUN 24 | IMPACT EARTH |
| JUN 20 | Solstice at the Sundial |
| JUN 17 | IT'S ABOUT TIME |
| JUN 10 | APOLLO & BEYOND |
| JUN 03 | MAGNETISM |
| MAY 30 | Launch America Watch Party |
| MAY 27 | THE GREAT PLANET ADVENTURES |
| MAY 20 | WE CHOOSE SPACE! |
| MAY 13 | IMPACT! |
| MAY 6 | DINOSAUR PROPHECY |
| APR 29 | EARTH'S WILD RIDE |
| APR 20 | FORCE 5 |
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