Time & Date
Thursday, May 20
07:30pm - 09:30pm
Information
Ages: 10 and older
Admission Price
Free
Location:
Kerby Centre, 1133 7 Avenue Southwest Calgary, AB T2P 1B2
View directions
Media contact Roland Dechesne (403) 510-4330
Description
In this free public lecture Calgary space expert Dr. Peter Goetz reveals how the Moon landings arose out of a plan to “nuke the Moon.”
How did NASA develop its plans to explore the Moon? Dr. Peter Goetz outlines the original pre-NASA "Plan A," which was to determine the Moon’s composition with the aid of nuclear weapons. The talk details not only the development of Plan A but how it morphed into NASA and Plan B - the manned lunar landing that saw men step upon the Moon in 1969.
Dr. Peter Goetz has a PhD. from Carleton University in the Earth Sciences and is a petroleum geologist in Calgary. He is also active as an amateur astronomer. A visit in 2000 to the Titan II missile museum in Green Valley, Arizona triggered an interest in military history. His research in this area has led to the publication of a number of popular magazine articles on nuclear weapons. He is currently completing a book that details the historic development of American nuclear weapon systems.
Throughout 2010, the Calgary Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada presents special lectures from local, national and international astronomers on topics of leading-edge research. These lectures are open to the public.
Where
NOTE the special location for this lecture: The Gymnasium in the Kerby Centre,
1133 7 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 1B2
(403) 265-0662
(across 11 Street from the TELUS World of Science).
Special Notes
Each lecture is also a meeting of the RASC Calgary Centre, and the public is invited to stay after the main lecture to learn more about the RASC and its activities.
Free parking is available at the Kerby Centre.
