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12.03.12 - Abundance
A lecture by Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, Executive Chairman of Singularity University (at NASA Research Park) & CEO of X Prize
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01.31.12 - Disaster Resiliency Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A
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05.03.11 - Packing for Mars: Challenges and Oddities of a Human Mission to Mars
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01.18.11 - Bloom Box: Bringing NASA Technology Down to Earth
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11.09.09 - Shooting the Moon: The Inside Story of RocketCam and the LCROSS Mission
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10.20.09 - From Earth to Mars: Steps Toward the First Human Mission to Mars
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10.2.07 - International Space Station: Your Lab of the Future
A panel discussion, "International Space Station; Your Lab of the Future" featuring Dr. Baruch S. Blumberg, Nobel Laureate Fox Chase Cancer Center; Thomas B. Pickens III CEO, SPACEHAB; and Dr. Cheryl Nickerson, Assoc.Prof. Life Sciences, Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, Arizona State University.
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3.13.07 - "Skywalking: An Astronaut's Memoir"
Planetary scientist and veteran shuttle astronaut Tom Jones will discuss his new book “Sky Walking: An Astronaut’s Memoir,” which details his experiences as mission specialist and payload commander aboard four space shuttle flights.
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10.25.06 - "The View from the Center of the Universe"
Cosmologist Dr. Joel R. Primack and writer/ philosopher Nancy Abrams will discuss recent advances in astronomy, show spectacular new videos, and frame a compelling new theory for understanding the universe.
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06.27.06 - "Revolutionizing Space for ALL Humanity"
Jim Benson, Founder, Chairman and CTO of SpaceDev Inc. will talk about opening the space frontier using small, low-cost missions to Earth orbit and beyond.
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05.24.06 - "Life Out There: What Happens If We Find It?"
A lecture and panel discussion featuring a team from the SETI Institute including: Dr. Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer, Dr. Cynthia Phillips, Principal Investigator, and Dr. Douglas Vakoch, Director, Interstellar Message Composition. The SETI team will discuss the cultural, societal, technological and other issues that might arise if life is found elsewhere in the universe.
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01.31.06 - "Rocketman: Return to the Moon, Mars and Beyond"
Conrad, author of "Rocketman", wife of moonwalking Astronaut Pete Conrad, will discuss her husband's vision of Moon-Mars exploration and how it dovetails with the current space commercialization efforts of entrepreneurs like Richard Branson and Burt Rutan.
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09.20.05 - Racing for the Future
An outdoor lecture featuring Dr. William "Red" Whittaker, professor of Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University and Red Team Leader.
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05.04.05 - Space Exploration: Can gravity reverse aging?
An exploration lecture featuring Dr. Joan Vernikos, former Director of NASA Life Sciences and author of "The G-Connection: Harness Gravity and Reverse Aging."
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03.15.05 - Extreme Exploration: The Science of Risk
NASA Research Park presents "Extreme Exploration—The Moon, Mars and Beyond: The Science of Risk", featuring author and explorer John F. Ross.
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03.11.04 - The Moon, Mars and Beyond
An NRP lecture featuring Andrew Chaikin, internationally acclaimed lecturer and author of numerous books on space, exploration and astronomy including: "A Man on the Moon: The Triumphant Story of the Apollo Space Program"—the inspiration for Tom Hanks' HBO miniseries "From Earth to the Moon."
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