Posts: 42986 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 05-01-2008 09:07 PM
The Space Center Lecture Series aims to bring the wonder and excitement of space science and exploration to the public in the form of monthly lectures from renowned scientists, engineers, physicians, and astronauts.
From plasma rockets of the future, to scientific expeditions to the South Pole, to heroic repair missions of the International Space Station, to past and future missions to the lunar surface, join the series at Space Center Houston's IMAX theater for hour-long lectures on science and exploration.
Some of the future speakers will include: Franklin Chang-Diaz, Mike Griffin, Tom Jones, Brewster Shaw and John Young.
The inaugural Space Center Lecture was held March 13, 2008 with Apollo 17 moonwalker Harrison Schmitt. Video, slides, and pictures are now available from that talk.
spaceman Member
Posts: 1104 From: Walsall, West Midlands, UK Registered: Dec 2002
posted 05-02-2008 04:05 AM
This is a great feature, and an exciting lecture series, thanks for pointing us yet again in the right direction. Not quite the same as being there. However the internet and well organised sites like this allow us to attend in mind if not in body. They give us greater access than we could physically otherwise achieve. Looking forward to the next one...
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42986 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-01-2009 10:46 AM
Bob Thompson: Shuttle Program Manager Space Center Lecture Series Friday, Sept. 18, 7 to 9 p.m. University of Houston-Clear Lake, Bayou Building Theater
Important Decisions in the Space Shuttle Program, Keys to Successful Program Management
Bob Thompson served as the manager of the Space Shuttle Program throughout its development. Bob started in the NACA as a research engineer. Throughout the 1960s, Bob used his Navy experience to establish recovery operations for Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. Later, Bob managed Apollo Applications, studied the potential for use of Apollo to develop bases on the moon, and developed the plan for Skylab, the first US space station. After his long NASA career, Bob headed McDonnell Douglas Space Operations during the early years of the Space Station Program.
Upcoming lectures:
Friday, Oct. 16, Frank Hughes, Training for Spaceflight
Friday, Nov. 20, Dr. Franklin Chang Díaz, Developing VASIMR
kr4mula Member
Posts: 642 From: Cinci, OH Registered: Mar 2006
posted 09-02-2009 11:30 AM
Having had the privilege of interviewing Bob Thompson, I would highly recommend seeing him lecture. He doesn't pull any punches and has a little bit of that "old country boy" air about him that both makes him seem down to earth (pun intended) and belies his intelligence. He reminds me, in both look and mannerism, of Robert Duvall. Check out what he has to say, especially about the design decisions that went into the shuttle program, which run contrary to conventional critical opinions.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42986 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 01-13-2010 05:56 PM
University of Houston Clear Lake Alumni Association release
Here is the Spring 2010 schedule for Space Center Lecture Series sponsored by the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL). All presentations are scheduled to take place in the Bayou Theater at 7:00 p.m. and are free and open to the community. Free parking will be available in the student parking lot. Please help us spread the word.
Thursday, February 18, 2010 Speaker: Robert Pearlman Title: "End of an Era: Collecting and Curating the Space Shuttle" Abstract: On the 33rd anniversary of the space shuttle program's first flight -- the maiden ferry flight of the test orbiter Enterprise -- collectSPACE.com founder and editor Robert Pearlman looks back at how NASA and others celebrated the space transportation system in memorabilia and museum artifacts. Looking ahead, Pearlman will preview where the orbiters and their related hardware will be heading after retirement, and then in a bit of 'shuttle-show-and-tell,' he will invite audience members to share their space shuttle (and other space) memorabilia).
Thursday, March 4, 2010 Speaker: Richard Garriott Title: "A Private Astronaut's Path to Space" Abstract: Richard Garriott became the first second generation American in space when he launched aboard the Russian Soyuz TMA 13 on October 12, 2008. He achieved this goal by helping to usher in the era of private human access to space. He will talk about his own path to the stars, and what the coming fleet of private space craft means to the future of human spaceflight.
Thursday, March 25, 2010 Speaker: James Oberg Title: "Update: Russian Space Program" Abstract: Not long ago Jim Oberg had the unique opportunity to visit a top secret Russian military base where a converted military missile was used to orbit the Genesis-2 inflatable habitat prototype for Bigelow Aerospace. He describes his experiences at the southwestern Siberian base called 'Yasniy' (known to the CIA as the Dombarovskiy ICBM base) watching a 'Dnepr' launch vehicle blast off from an underground silo normally used for nuclear-armed 'Satan' ICBMs, and also 'nosing around' to see what else he could see without getting shot at.
Thursday, April 29, 2010 Speaker: Sy Liebergot Title: "Apollo 13: Anatomy Of the Failure" Abstract: Sy Liebergot, former Apollo EECOM Flight Controller will guide us through the unfolding failure of the Apollo 13 cryogenic oxygen tank explosion. Sy was there, at his Mission Control console, and relates the details of the explosion as they really happened, using the actual real-time data on his EECOM console screens in Mission Control. He will show you "how the data played."
music_space Member
Posts: 1179 From: Canada Registered: Jul 2001
posted 08-09-2011 05:49 PM
From the Space Center Lecture Series, happened on March 13, 2008. "Return to the Moon: What It Was Like And What It Will Be Like."
Dr. Schmitt shared his experience with the Apollo 17 mission, lunar resource utilization, and his thoughts on the future of lunar science and exploration
posted 05-01-2008 09:07 PM
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