Billy Hix was inspired by the early days of our nation’s space program. He grew up in rural poverty, but by watching Apollo 8 orbiting the moon on a Christmas eve, knew that location nor economic background could determine his future. He went on the teach computer science in higher education for many years. He did his first STEM outreach program with K-12 teachers back in 1986 and has conducted 1,000’s of programs since then. He purchased a portable planetarium and conducts planetarium programs with a target being rural schools and high poverty locations. Hix has never lost the passion and joy of learning and works to spread that with all that he works with.