Astronauts' Panel I

MIT+150 Symposia

Earth, Air, Ocean and Space: The Future of Exploration


Great Ages of Exploration and Discovery Panel
A historical perspective of exploration and discovery with leading authors.
• Stephen J. Pyne, Author and Regents' Professor, Arizona State University
• Rosalind H. Williams, Bern Dibner Professor of the History of Science and Technology, MIT
• David A. Mindell PhD '96, Chair of the MIT150 Steering Committee; Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing; Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and of Engineering Systems; Head, MIT Program in Science, Technology, and Society

MIT Astronaut Alumni Panel: Exploration and Discovery
11 am -- 12:30 pm
MIT alumni astronauts discuss spaceflight experiences that range from Gemini to Apollo through the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station missions.
Moderators
• Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Professor of the Practice of Aerospace Engineering, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT; STS-51-D, STS-35, STS-46, STS-61, STS-75
• Laurence R. Young '57 SM '59 ScD '62, Apollo Program Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics;  Professor of Health Sciences and Technology, MIT; STS-58 (alternate)
Panelists
• Buzz Aldrin ScD '63 - Gemini 12, Apollo 11
• Timothy J. (TJ) Creamer SM '92, Soyuz TMA-17, Expedition 22/23
• Terry J. Hart SM '69 - STS 41-C
• Frederick H. (Rick) Hauck SM '66 - STS-7, STS-51-A, STS-26
• Byron Lichtenberg SM '75, ScD '79 - STS-9, STS-45
• Michael J. Massimino SM '88, ENG '90, ME '90, PhD '92 - STS-109, STS-125

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Buzz Aldrin
• MIT
• Astronauts
• Space