[AstroNet] NASA talk at Cape Town Science Centre tonight

[Kevin Govender]

If this has not already reached you...

Thursday 7 November @ 17:30 for 18:00
Jim Adams, Deputy Chief Technologist, NASA

The Asteroids, The Dinosaurs and You!
A brief history and future of our dangerous solar system

Our thinking about asteroids has changed dramatically in the last 50 years.
NASA's Deputy Chief Technologist will explore the scientific findings that
has led to the most prominent theory for the cause of the extinction of the
dinosaurs. In addition, events like the Chelyablinsk impact earlier this
year has led the world to consider what might be done about these
potentially hazardous objects.

James Adams came to the Office of the Chief Technologist from NASA’s
Science Mission Directorate. There, he served as the Deputy Director of the
Planetary Science Division, overseeing the Discovery, New Frontiers, Lunar
Science and Mars programs. He was responsible for the development of
several key technologies including Ion Propulsion, Radioisotope Power
Systems and Pu-238 production strategies. Prior to this post, Adams served
as the Project Manager for the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, as well
as a Space Station Freedom Systems Integration Manager at NASA’s Goddard
Space Flight Center (GSFC).

Adams’ career experience spans both industry and government. In 1979, he
joined General Electric as an engineer working on a variety of military and
civilian space systems. He has worked on the design, development, testing,
and operations of over 24 launched spacecraft, across three scientific
disciplines and human spaceflight.

There is no charge to attend the talk but donations are welcomed. All funds
received directly support the CTSC's educational programmes and activities.



-- 
Kevin Govender
IAU Office of Astronomy for Development
www.astro4dev.org
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