INTERNATIONAL SPACE APPS CHALLENGE

April 20 – 21, 2013

Brockman Hall for Physics Rm. 101, Rice University

Event details to follow.

For more information on the Space Apps Challenge click here.

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SCIENTIA CONFERENCE
Space Exploration and Human Imagination

April 11 – 12, 2013
Baker Institute of Public Policy

While attendance at conference is FREE, registration is required. Please register.

For more information click here.

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SPACE FRONTIERS LECTURE

Reaching for Your Own Special Star

Alan Bean, Apollo Astronaut and renowned artist

March 21, 2013
7:00 p.m.
Duncan Hall, McMurtry Auditorium

The Space Frontiers Lecture series, which is open to the public, is designed to introduce our students and the general public to the wide array of issues involved in the pursuit of an advanced presence in space: international policy, technology innovation, commercialization, biological impacts, space science, etc.

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RSI Student Association Lecture –  Innovate for NASA

Accelerating Innovation: How organizations target breakthroughs in Human Health and Performance   Dr. Jeff Davis,   Director Human Health and Performance, NASA Johnson Space Center

March 15, 2013
12:00 p.m.
Herman Brown Hall 227

Click here for more information.

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MIT Enterprise Forum Special Event

February 20, 2013
McMurtry Auditorium, Duncan hall Rice University

There is a registration fee to attend this event. For more information see here.

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Pal Brekke, Norwegian Space Center

Thursday November 15, 2012
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Wortham Giant Screen Theatre, Houston Museum of Natural Science

For more details see here

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SPACE & ENERGY WORKSHOP
Synergies between Space and Offshore Exploration
in coordination with Royal Norwegian Consulate General

Thursday November 15, 2012
1:30 – 5:00 pm
McMurtry Auditorium, Duncan Hall, Rice University

For details see here.
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CHICHÉN ITZÁ AS A MAYA PILGRIMAGE CENTER

Monday, November 5, 2012
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Humanities Building Rm. 100

John B. Carlson
Director, The Center for Archaeoastronomy
University of Maryland

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MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY CURIOSITY ROVER

Ravi Prakash & Bobak Ferdowski (“Mohawk Guy”)
Jet Propulsion Lab

Thursday November 1, 2012
7:00 – 8:00 pm
Duncan Hall, McMurtry Auditorium

Details to follow
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SALLY RIDE SCIENCE FESTIVAL
at Rice University
Sally Ride Science Festivals are designed to encourage 5th-8th grade girls in science.

Saturday, October 27, 2012
11:00 am – 1:00 pm     Check-in, Street Fair
1:00 pm – 4:15 pm       Featured Talk, Discovery Workshops, Street Fair
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SPACE FRONTIERS LECTURE

Lights, Camera, Blast-Off: Making IMAX Movies in Space
Toni Myers, Producer/Director, IMAX Corporation

October 23, 2012
7:00 p.m.
Duncan Hall, McMurtry Auditorium

The Space Frontiers Lecture series, which is open to the public, is designed to introduce our students and the general public to the wide array of issues involved in the pursuit of an advanced presence in space: international policy, technology innovation, commercialization, biological impacts, space science, etc.

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100 YEAR STARSHIP 2012 PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM
Transition to Transformation … The Journey Begins

September 13 – 16, 2012
Hyatt Regency, Houston, TX
http://symposium.100yss.org
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SPACE FRONTIERS LECTURE
Failure is Not an Option
Gene Kranz, Retired NASA Flight Director

September 12, 2012
7:00 p.m.
Duncan Hall, McMurtry Auditorium

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s “To the Moon” speech at Rice Stadium

The Space Frontiers Lecture series, which is open to the public, is designed to introduce our students and the general public to the wide array of issues involved in the pursuit of an advanced presence in space: international policy, technology innovation, commercialization, biological impacts, space science, etc.

Subscribe to the Space Frontiers Mailing List to receive email reminders for upcoming lectures.

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Rice NASAversary commemorating the 50th Anniversary of NASA Johnson Space Center and the first half century of RICE/JSC collaboration

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RSI/UKTI Roundtable Discussion 
The Changing Economics of Space: Fostering Partnership between the UK and Texas
April 16, 2012