Thursday, January 21 | 7-8pm | Free with admission

Please join us for a conversation with NASA Research Scientist Al Globus, as he discusses the future of space settlements. 

One day in 1978 Al Globus’ housemate brought home a stack of CoEvolution Quarterly issues, including an issue discussing Princeton professor Gerard O’Neill’s vision of free space settlements.  Al was electrified.  As soon as he graduated he got a job as a contractor at NASA Ames Research Center eventually working on Hubble, ISS, X37, shuttle, earth observation, teleoperation, molecular nanotechnology, asteroid mining, and bone development in micro-g wining many awards and publishing many papers along the way. More important, he made two primary contributions to space settlement: firstly, founding and managing the NASA Ames Space Settlement Contest for 6-12th grade students, and secondly, revisiting the assumptions of the need for radiation shielding and limited human tolerance of rotation.

Free with admission to the museum. 

Thursday, October 22, 2015 | 6:30pm - 8pm | $15

Come join us as we build and launch rockets off into space! Attendees will go over the basics of physics and rocket propulsion using skateboards and balloons. They will then build and launch air rockets with glow sticks attached so we can watch them soar through the evening sky - and then find them to launch again! We will be joined by special rocket guest: George Springer, former chair of the Stanford Aeronautics and Astronautics Department. 

Pre-registration is required, limited to 10 students. Ages 7 and under must be accompanied by an adult. $15 materials fee.