On the 50th Anniversary of Man’s First Moonwalk, Macarthur Astronomical Society and One Giant Leap Australia

presents

Apollo 11 to STEM and The Next Giant Leap

Welcome and Introduction

09:00

NASA/JPL Scientists Tom Nolan, Shannon McConnell, Todd Barber, Christine Fuller, Dr. Mike Malaska, Rachel Zimmerman Brachman

Explore Moon to Mars

09:15

Panel discussion

Break

10:45

Coffee / tea break

The Dish

11:15

The true story of a group of eccentric scientists who are responsible for manning a satellite dish inauspiciously located on a remote Australian sheep farm. Much to NASA’s alarm, the unconventional Aussie team led by Cliff Buxton (Sam Neill) are the world’s only hope for receiving the historic images of man’s first steps on the moon.

Lunch

13:10

Lunch break

Twin streams of STEM Talks

14:15 – 16:45

Talks by our NASA JPL Guests. Topics include: From Earth bound to space faring people Astrobiology and the Search for Alien Life From Earth to the Edge of Solar System Space Communications Adventures in Robotics and Mechatronics What’s it like to be an astronaut? Cassini Mission to Saturn

Closing

16:45

Closing remarks

Questions? Please contact onegiantleap@bigpond.com.

Supported by the Australian Space Agency.