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Apollo 11 40th Anniversary: Francis French Talk

Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar on June 4, 2009

Sat, Jul 18, 2009

1:00 pm

Location:
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (map)
1875 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101

Francis French booksCelebrate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center with author Francis French. Drawing from first-hand interviews with the spacefarers, French will describe in vivid detail just how the first lunar landing crew was chosen against the backdrop of a tense and dynamic race to the moon between two combative superpowers.

Francis French is the co-author of Into That Silent Sea and In the Shadow of the Moon, which highlight the dramatic space events of 1961-1969. Both books will be available for purchase in the North Star Science Store and have been signed by co-author Colin Burgess. A book signing by French will follow the talk.

Tickets for this program are free with admission, but must be obtained from the ticket counter upon entry. Members may make advance reservations by calling (619) 238-1233 x 810, but tickets must be picked up from the ticket counter 15 minutes prior to the start of the talk.

NewSpace 2009 Conference

Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar, Space Elevator on March 2, 2009

July 17, 2009 to July 20, 2009

Location:
NASA Ames Research Center (map)
Santa Clara, CA

NewSpace 2009The Space Frontier Foundation will Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Apollo at the NewSpace 2009 Conference in Silicon Valley.

The conference will again bring together a unique mix of revolutionary space entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, engineers and space policy leaders to explore the opportunities and challenges of opening the Space Frontier to human settlement.

In conjunction with the conference, a Space Elevator Day will explore the potential and possibilities of space elevator technology with panels such as “Carbon Nanotube Technology”, “Economic Growth Opportunities”, and “Spaceward and the Elevator Games”.