Space Exploration Symposium 2015
FREE Public Talk - all are welcome!
Tuesday, Oct 6, 2015
5:00 PM
ETLC Solarium
University of Alberta
Christian Sallaberger is President & CEO of Canadensys Aerospace Corporation, a Canadian space systems company working for both domestic government customers and international commercial ones. For more information, please see Dr Sallaberger's bio.
Watch Alan Stern's Presentation Online
Missed Alan Stern's presentation? Want to watch again? The presentation by Alan Stern was live streamed by the UofA, and can be see again by following the link below!
The Institute for Space Science, Exploration and Technology
and
RASC Edmonton Centre
present
Dr Alan Stern
Principal Investigator of the New Horizons Mission to Pluto
The Keynote Speaker opening the 2015 Space Exploration Symposium
The Exploration of the Pluto System
New Horizons is NASA's historic mission to explore the Pluto system and the Kuiper Belt. The spacecraft was launched on 19 January 2006 and made the first exploration of the Pluto system this year, culminating with a highly successful flyby inside the orbits of all five of Pluto's moons on 14 July 2015. The spacecraft carries sophisticated a sophisticated payload of imagers and other scientific instruments that were used to revolutionize our knowledge of Pluto and its five moons. Dr Stern will describe the history of this mission, the science behind it, the capabilities of payload, our encounter with planet Pluto, and the major scientific discoveries made to date. He will also briefly outline the extended mission to fly across the Kuiper Belt.
FREE Public Talk - all are welcome!
Monday, Oct 5, 2015
7:00 PM
Room 1-430
Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science
University of Alberta
To watch again, please see the above link!
Alan Stern is a planetary scientist and the principal investigator of the New Horizons mission to Pluto. For more information, please see this article on sciencemag.org.
Dr Chris Sallaberger
President of Canadensys Aerospace Corp
Keynote Speaker
Space Activities and Opportunities in Canada
A brief history of space activities in Canada, including a summary of current and future programs and an analysis of current trends in space. The talk will also discuss many opportunities for the students who are interested in space, including the ISU, and internships at ESA and CSA.
