Skeptics in the Pub with Jonathan McDowell: Elegy For A Spaceplane: 30 Years of Space Shuttles
Posted on : Jun-29-2011 | By : John | In : Event, local, Skeptics in the Pub
Tags: history, science, space
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Jonathan says:
NASA’s Space Shuttle is being retired this month after three decades of ups and downs both literal and metaphorical.
I’ll take a trip down memory lane and review what the Shuttles did and didn’t do, and discuss other spaceplanes past and present. Finally, I’ll speculate about what’s next for the US human spaceflight program.
Hello, Earthlings!
Jonathan is a long-time member of the Boston Skeptics, an astronomer, and expert on space travel. He writes a monthly column for Sky and Telescope and maintains the Jonathan’s Space Report web site. He previously spoke to us about the history of the Moon Race, in a very interesting, informative and popular talk, especially about the little-known Soviet moon program. Be sure to arrive early so you can get a seat in front!
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When: Monday, July 25 at 7pm
Where: Upstairs at Tommy Doyle’s Irish Pub,
Harvard Square
See you all there!
