SpaceTalk Activities
If you are interested in getting
involved with any of these activities, please contact Kate Harris.
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SpaceTalk
Seminar Series
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The SpaceTalk
Seminar Series is a novel student initiative to promote the
exploration of space at the University of North Carolina. In
collaboration with the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, SpaceTalk
brings distinguished speakers, scientists, and other prominent figures
in space-related fields to the UNC campus.
Rather than being pedantic lectures on a variety of obtuse subjects of
interest only to rocket scientists, the seminars will appeal to a much
broader audience of a variety of ages and education levels. Above all,
the seminar series are designed to inspire, englighten, and kindle
interest in subjects related to space exploration.
Past speakers have
included:
- Robert Zubrin, astronautical engineer,
bestselling author, and president of the International Mars Society
- Astronaut Nancy Currie, four-time shuttle
mission veteran
- Nobel laureate and astrobiologist Christian de Duve
- Astrophotographer Johnny Horne
- NASA critic and historian Alex Roland
- Six-time Space Shuttle crew member Story Musgrave
- Astrobiologist and NASA scientist Chris McKay
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Educational
Outreach
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SpaceTalk gives
presentations at
local secondary and high schools to educate students about both the
seminar series and space exploration in general. |
Night
Sky Observing Sessions |
These are held at the
Morehead Planetarium telescope observatory on a regular basis. Subscribe
to the SpaceTalk listserv to be notified of upcoming sessions. |
Movies
and Discussions
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Every month or so,
SpaceTalk members hang out, eat junk food, watch a space-related movie,
and discuss the movie afterwards. Past movies have included Carl
Sagan's Contact and Star Trek: First Contact. Subscribe
to the SpaceTalk listserv to be notified of upcoming showings. |
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