This coming February (17-19) Alexa Halford will be giving two talks at Farpoint Con in Baltimore The topics are the history of the aurora and scientific ballooning: the first space race. If you are in the area come check it out! It promises to be a weekend of science, science fiction, and so much fun!
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Want to learn a bit about challenges to traveling between planets in our solar system, perhaps have a brew or two and happen to be in the L.A. area on January 12th? Head out to Nerd Nite L.A. and meet Drew Turner.
From Nerd Nite L.A.'s facebook page. (Link to get tickets on their facebook page) PRESENTATION #1: It really ain’t like dusting crops: Radiation challenges for interplanetary space travel by Drew Turner Humanity has a strong drive to explore beyond the confines of our home world, to push out into the rest of the Solar System and beyond, and various nations' space programs have achieved great successes. For over more than a century now, our individual and societal infatuation with space travel has also been evident in various works of science fiction and aspects of pop culture. We want to go out further into space, but there are many practical challenges in doing so. This talk will delve into natural space radiation and how it is one of the most difficult challenges (excluding Matt Damon) for human space travel. Bio: Dr. Drew Turner is a scientist researching space plasma physics and particle acceleration in astrophysical plasmas. He received his PhD in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2010 and moved to L.A. in 2011 to work as a research physicist in UCLA’s Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences. He now works at The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, where he serves as a team member on three current NASA missions and contributes to the development of future missions and science instruments. |
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