Danvers|Local Event
Return To The Moon, Forward To Mars
Tonight’s talk, Return to the Moon Forward to Mars, traces the history of flight in America from the Wright brothers and the formation of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics to the creation of NASA and the Moon landings. It then outlines the challenges as we prepare to send the first humans to another planet.
Our guest this evening is David S. Ball. He is a retired Air Force officer who volunteers with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as a Solar System Ambassador. Volunteers are selected by NASA for their interest and ability to educate the public concerning American activities related to aviation and space. Mr. Ball’s first book, American Astrophilately: The First 50 Years, was a national finalist for the 2010 Eugene M. Emme Award [pronounced “eh mee”] given annually by the American Astronautical Society History Committee to recognize "the truly outstanding book published each year serving public understanding about the positive impact of astronautics upon society." The award is in honor of Eugene M. Emme, NASA's first historian.
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