SPECIAL EVENT: SLS EVENING WITH FACULTY FEATURING KEYNOTE SPEAKER DAVE R. WILLIAMS, MD
EXPLORING SPACE AT THE ADLER PLANETARIUM AND ASTRONOMY MUSEUM
Thursday, September 18, 2008
6:30pm – 9:00pm
Join SLS in Exploring Space at the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum...
Join SLS in Exploring Space at the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum with special guest speaker, astronaut Dave R. Williams, MD, directly from NASA. A veteran of two space flights, STS-90 in 1998 and STS-118 in 2007, Dave Williams has logged over 687 hours in space including 3 spacewalks (EVAs) totaling 17 hours and 47 minutes. He served as the manager of the Missions and Space Medicine Group within the Canadian Astronaut Program; and through his participation in the joint NASA-NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) NEEMO 1 mission, Williams became the first Canadian to have lived and worked in space and in the ocean.
Max Adler founded the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum in 1930, recognizing the complementary roles of a planetarium and astronomical artifacts. Adler purchased a collection of about 500 astronomical, navigational, and mathematical instruments from Anton Mensing in the Netherlands. Housed in the Adler's Webster Institute for the History of Astronomy, the Scientific Instrument Collection contains about 2000 instruments and models from the 12th through the 20th centuries. It is the largest collection of such material in the Western Hemisphere and one of the most significant in the world.
Other featured exhibits will include the Solar System, Atwood Sphere, the Milky Way Galaxy and a new permanent exhibit Shoot for the Moon. This new permanent exhibition highlights the exciting stories of space exploration and America's bold plans to return to the Moon. The exhibition begins with "A Journey with Jim Lovell," featuring the fully-restored Gemini 12 spacecraft and the Lovell Collection of personal space artifacts.
After guests have enjoyed a tour of the exhibits, the group will adjourn to the Galileo’s Café for dinner with an unforgettable view of the Chicago skyline, and the keynote presentation.
