Orion: Back to the Moon and Beyond

Thursday, 28 February, 2019 @ 06:30 PM | Cost:free

This program is held in conjunction with Booth Library's spring exhibit, "On the Shoulders of Giants: The Moon and Beyond." For more information on the exhibit and programming series, visit https://library.eiu.edu/exhibits/space, and find Booth Library on Facebook and Twitter.

Feb. 28, 6:30 p.m., “Orion: Back to the Moon and Beyond,” presented by Ann Over, 35-year veteran of NASA, retired deputy manager of European Space Agency Service Module for the Orion Project at NASA Glenn Research Center; Witters Conference Room 4440, Booth Library.

Over will discuss the Orion Program, as well as some details on the other NASA sponsored activities like the Dragon crewed flights. In general, a significant difference regarding the future of the moon missions today is the great interest beyond NASA. Critical investments from international and commercial partners are a tipping point for sustainable exploration.

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