INTREPID MUSEUM PRESENTS VIRTUAL ASTRONOMY LIVE

View the live event at https://www.twitch.tv/dasvaldez

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum will present a Virtual Astronomy Live program on Thursday, August 20 from 5:30pm-7:00pm ET. This free event will explore the visualization of spaceflight experiences.

Hear from Jason Craig, Visualization Producer of NASA’s Eyes software at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as he talks through Eyes on the Solar System, a program that lets you explore the planets, their moons, asteroids, comets and the spacecraft exploring them. He will be joined by Bob Palmer, software engineer, freelance game developer and 3D artist who will discuss walking the line between realistic visual design of space exploration parts while keeping them fun for a video game audience.

A pre-show will take place at 5:00pm ET exploring immersive astronaut training. Learn about how NASA simulates the harsh conditions of space with Elysia Segal, lead teaching artist and educator at the Intrepid Museum.

The event is hosted and co-produced by John “Das” Galloway, founder of the Kerbal Space Academy, and moderated by Summer Ash, an astrophysicist, rocket scientist and freelance writer.

This is the fifth in a monthly series of Virtual Astronomy Live programs.

The next iteration on September 17 will feature the Exploration of Asteroids in our Solar System.

Participants

Jason Craig, Visualization Producer for NASA’s Eyes at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Jason has a background in astrophysics and 3D software development and has been at JPL for 15 years.

Bob Palmer, software engineer, freelance game developer and 3D artist. He has spent the past five years working with Squad/Private Division where he designs and builds digital assets for the Kerbal Space Program franchise.

Moderator

Summer Ash: Summer Ash has been both a rocket scientist and an astrophysicist. She is a freelance science writer and communicator whose work has been published in The Atlantic, NBC News, Smithsonian, Now.Space, Scientific American, Slate, and Nautilus.

Host

John “Das” Galloway: “Das” is a science outreach communicator who specializes in live, interactive video content. He is the creator of the Kerbal Space Academy, where he uses video games as a tool to start science and engineering conversations with viewers of all ages, and VECTORS Virtual Field Trips, which brings real-time interactive video to museums, events, and historical locations. “Das” also serves as a host and producer for NASASpaceflight.com.