NRP Lecture Series Archive

3.13.07-NASA Research Park Exploration Series "Skywalking: An Astronaut's Memoir" Planetary scientist and veteran shuttle astronaut Tom Jones discussed his new book “Sky Walking: An Astronaut’s Memoir,” which details his experiences as mission specialist and payload commander aboard four space shuttle flights. + Read More

		10.25.06-NASA Research Park Exploration Series "The View from the Center of the Universe" Cosmologist-Authors Dr. Joel Primack & Nancy Abrams (with MC Dr. Seth Shostak of the SETI Institute) spoke to a capacity crowd at the popular NRP Exploration Lecture Series in a talk entitled: "The View From the Center of the Universe". + Read More
		05.24.06-NASA Research Park Exploration Series "Revolutionizing Space for ALL Humanity" Jim Benson, Founder, Chairman and CTO of SpaceDev Inc. spoke about opening the space frontier using small, low-cost missions to Earth orbit and beyond. + Read More
		05.24.06-NASA Research Park Exploration Series "Life Out There: What Happens If We Find It?" A team from SETI Institute discussed the cultural, societal, technological and other issues that might arise if life is found elsewhere in the universe. + Read More
		01.31.06-Rocketman NASA Research Park Exploration Series Conrad, author of "Rocketman", wife of moonwalking Astronaut Pete Conrad, discussed her husband's vision of Moon-Mars exploration and how it dovetails with the current space commercialization efforts of entrepreneurs like Richard Branson and Burt Rutan. + Read More