Coincident with the temporary installation of the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) in Space Hall, and the permanent installation of HST’s COSTAR in the new Moving Beyond Earth gallery, the Museum will hold an all-day symposium on November 18th to explore the history and meaning of the Hubble Space Telescope. The all-day symposium on November 18th will be comprised of three 1.5 hour sessions. Session 1: 10:15am - 11:30 am
Building HST as a Serviceable National Facility Confirmed Panelists:
Dr. Edward J. Weiler, NASA Associate Administrator of the Science Missions Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Dr. C. R. (Bob) O'Dell, Distinguished Research Scientist on the Physics and Astronomy staff, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Robert Smith, Department of History and Classics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Nancy Roman, retired NASA Space Astronomy Program Manager Session 2: 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Crisis after launch: Restoring Hubble’s Promise Confirmed Panelists:
Dr. John Trauger, Senior Research Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Dr. John M. Grunsfeld, NASA Astronaut, veteran of five spaceflights who has also served as NASA Chief Scientist, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Dr. Harold J. Reitsema, Astronomer, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colorado
Dr. Joseph N. Tatarewicz, Associate Professor of History, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland Session 3: 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Hubble’s Legacy: What Has HST Revealed About Our Universe and Ourselves? Confirmed Panelists:
Dr. David S. Leckrone, Senior Project Scientist for Hubble Space Telescope, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Dr. Zoltan G. Levay, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
Dr. Elizabeth A. Kessler, Liberal Studies and Art, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Dr. Steven J. Dick, Former NASA Chief Historian, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Kenneth Sembach, Space Telescope Science Institute In each session, panelists will provide brief introductory remarks stating their personal perspectives and experiences on the session theme. These remarks will be followed by moderated commentary by the panel, and then there will be open Q&A.
The symposium is free and open to the public. Please register using the links provided. Questions may be directed toward the organizers:
David DeVorkin -- devorkinD@si.edu
Roger Launius -- launiusR@si.edu |
