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BSIG Winter Zoom Presentation – Return to the Moon – The NASA Artemis Program – Featuring Dave Falkner

February 8 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm CST

Free

 The MAS invites everyone to the virtual Beginner’s Group Presentation using ZOOM.

Featured Speaker:   Dave Falkner – NASA Ambassador
Topic: Return to the Moon – The NASA Artemis Program

Synopsis:

“It’s been over 50 years since mankind set foot on the Moon! Now NASA wants humans to set foot back on the Moon before the end of the decade. In his presentation, Dave Falkner will talk about the events since the Apollo program that led to the Artemis program. He will then talk about the many aspects of the Artemis program with NASA, partner countries and the commercial industry all combining to put humans back on the Moon … and beyond!“
 
Biography of Dave Falkner:
 
Dave has been a life-long amateur astronomer. He first became interested in astronomy as a pre-teen when his father took him to a show at the Holcolmb Planetarium in Indianapolis. He became hooked and has had an interest in astronomy ever since.
 
After retiring from the US Navy, Dave settled in Minnesota and became an active member of the Minnesota Astronomical Society (MAS). He has served as its President from 2011 – 2014, 2019 – 2020, and Secretary from 2023 – 2024. As a member of the MAS, Dave enjoyed performing astronomical outreach often speaking to groups at libraries, nature centers and schools.
 
Dave is a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador where he educates the public about space, space exploration and NASA missions. Along with his outreach activities Dave has taught beginning Astronomy classes at a local community college and has published three boo

Visit the B-SIG Discussion Forum for more information and any last minute changes.

This meeting will be held online using Zoom. If you would like to join us you will need use the following URL:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83367107396?pwd=ERKauZ7aA2qcAJhOMR1qCWanoyxhyu.1

Meeting ID:        833 6710 7396
Passcode:            737018

We will open up this link about 10 minutes before the event starts.

You can probably hear best with a headset but your computer’s speaker and microphone will also work.

Dial-in Phone Number

+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

In order to ensure the most success we are asking everyone to follow a couple of rules:

1. Don’t turn on your camera – it sucks up bandwidth and we really don’t need to see you.
2. Keep your microphone muted until you are prompted during a question and answer session during the presentation. This will cut down background noise substantially.
3. You can request to ask a question in the chat area in Zoom and wait to be prompted by the moderator.

We hope you can join us.
Clear skies!

Suresh Sreenivasan
MAS Beginner’s Coordinator

Details

Date:
February 8
Time:
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm CST
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Virtual Meeting Using Zoom

Organizer

Minnesota Astronomical Society

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