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Are We Going To Mars? An Evening With Trailblazers

Sep

26

Are We Going To Mars? An Evening With Trailblazers

by National Science and Technology Medals Foundation

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Date and time

Wed, September 26, 2018

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM EDT

Location

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

EMPAC Theater

44 8th Street

Troy, NY 12180

United States

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Join us for Are We Going To Mars? An Evening With Trailblazers

On September 26, 2018, the National Science and Technology Medals Foundation will host Are We Going to Mars? An Evening With Trailblazers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

The discussion will focus on our ability to reach Mars in the near future. The event will bring together panelists who can speak to the practical, theoretical, and business aspects of this landmark achievement. Dr. Ellen Ochoa, the former director of the Johnson Space Center, Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, president of RPI and recipient of the National Medal of Science, Dr. James Gates, renown theoretical physicist and recipient of the National Medal of Science, and Thomas Zelibor, CEO of the Space Foundation, will be participating.

Following the panel, audience members will be able to ask questions of the speakers during an open Q&A session.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required to attend but does not guarantee a seat. Seats will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis to those who have registered.



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If you would like to learn more about the speakers and this event, please visit our website.

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