Thursday, January 24, 2013
MCHOTSE - The Orbital Spaceplane: from the Cold War to the present
Description:
Roger Launius, National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC
"The Strange Career of the American Spaceplane " The 50-year history of the quest for a spaceplane eventually found fruition with the Space Shuttle and continues as spaceplane dreams of the near future.
After Dr. Launius's short presentation, we will enjoy an hour of discussion.
Refreshments at 4pm.
Email Betsy Mendelsohn bmendel@umd.edu to request the pre-circulated paper or join the MCHOTSE listserv.
MCHOTSE (Maryland Colloquium on the History of Technology, Science and Environment) is co-sponsored by the Science Technology and Society program and by the Department of History.
{Will appear in FYI on Jan 24, 2013
Start Time:
4:30 PM
End Time:
6:00 PM
Room:
2110
Venue:
Refreshments at 4:00pm
Common Location Name:
Taliaferro
Web Address:
www.sts.umd.edu/events/index.php?mode=4&id=8014
Other Contact Information:
Betsy Mendelsohn
STS Programs & MCHOTSE
+1 301 405 0527
bmendel@umd.edu
www.sts.umd.edu/events/index.php?mode=4&id=8014
Ticket Information
Tickets:
n/a: free
