NASA Research Park (NRP) will launch a new Exploration Lecture Series
at NASA Ames Research Center, beginning March 11, 2004.
The free public talks, featuring a theme of space exploration, will
take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. PST in Bldg. 943, just outside the
main gate of NASA Ames Research Center, next to the new Mars Center.
The new series will feature top researchers and academics, who will
examine new technologies for human and robot-based exploration, as
well as on-going and planned space exploration missions.
“The Exploration Lecture Series is closely linked to the nation’s
bold new exploration vision, to send humans to the moon by 2020 and,
afterwards, to Mars,” said Michael Marlaire, director of external
relations and development at Ames. “The goal of the lectures is to
build on NRP’s partnerships with industry and academia, and reach out
to the community with accessible lectures by pre-eminent authors and
scientists,” he said.
The first lecture, “The Moon, Mars and Beyond,” will feature Dr.
Andrew Chaikin, author of “A Man on the Moon: The Triumphant Story of
the Apollo Space Program.” The book was the basis for Tom Hanks’ HBO
miniseries “From the Earth to the Moon,” which won an Emmy for best
miniseries in 1998.
Chaikin has authored and edited several popular books about space,
including “The New Solar System,” “Air and Space: The National Air
and Space Museum Story of Flight,” “Apollo: An Eyewitness Account,”
and ” Full Moon,” a collection of Apollo photography. Chaikin’s most
recent book, “SPACE: A History of Space Exploration in Photographs,”
was published in 2002 by Carlton Books.
A graduate of Brown University, Chaikin served as executive editor
for space and science at Space.com until 2001 and was editor of Sky
and Telescope magazine for many years. Chaikin is currently a
commentator for National Public Radio’s Morning Edition program.
To reach NASA Ames, take the Moffett Field exit off Highway 101.
Seating at the lectures is on a first-come, first-served basis. To
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