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When: Monday, April 13 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Where: Vivace Restaurant
Cost: $79.00 for 1 session(s)
Type: In Person
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Instructor: Chris Impey is a University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at the University of Arizona and past Vice President of the American Astronomical Society.
Chris Impey
Half a century after we last set foot on the Moon, and a decade after the Space Shuttle was retired, a vibrant new private sector led by SpaceX and Blue Origins plans to launch supplies cheaply into Earth orbit and give anyone a joy ride into space. Permanent bases on the Moon and Mars are now within reach, and a new space race with China is brewing. Medical advances might even allow us to reach for the stars. The time has come to envision our future off-Earth.