[AANC Contacts] To the Moon -- Talk with Space Historian Andrew Chaikin at Exploratorium in September 2009

[Raphael Rosen]

August 5, 2009

Hi.  I thought you might be interested in the following information.


To the Moon: A Look at NASA’s Lunar Impact Mission and the History of Moon
Exploration
A Talk with Space Historian Andrew Chaikin
Sunday, September 27, 2009
McBean Theater, 2pm

Take a trip to our nearest neighbor in space with renowned science
journalist and space
historian Andrew Chaikin.  Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the first
moon
landing, Chaikin’s talk will introduce the past, present, and future of
lunar exploration
and include a visual tour of the moon’s surface—from Apollo landing sites to
the
planned Lunar Impact point. Relive the achievements of Apollo lunar
astronauts and
learn about the ambitious LCROSS (Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing
Satellite)
mission, which will send a rocket crashing into the moon’s permanently
shadowed
regions to kick up huge plumes of debris in the hopes of uncovering deposits
of ice. In
addition, Exploratorium physicists will give an entertaining and interactive
overview of
moon science. This event is included in the price of admission to the
Exploratorium.

Go to: http://press.exploratorium.edu/moon-webcast-september-2009/

-- 
Raphael Rosen
The Exploratorium
3601 Lyon St.
San Francisco, CA   94123
www.exploratorium.edu
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