Lecture highlights space research in the North
February 15, 2012
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Access to space has been slow and expensive. However, a new trend among research institutions encourages innovative ways to perform space exploration. Alaska is in a unique position for rocketry and satellite research. With two fully operational rocket ranges available and an advantageous geographic location, scientists are looking to the Far North to get instruments into space quickly and economically.
On Feb. 21 at 7 p.m., Bob McCoy will discuss the rocketry research opportunities in Alaska. McCoy, the director of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, will present “Space Research from Alaska Spaceports” in the Westmark Gold Room. The lecture will be the fourth installment in the 20th annual Science for Alaska Lecture Series.
Science for Alaska 2012 is sponsored by the UAF Geophysical Institute and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. The series runs on Tuesdays through Mar. 6, 2012 and is free to the public.
Hands-on activities for all ages begin at 6:30 p.m. inside the Gold Room. Families are welcome.
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Bob McCoy, Geophysical Institute director, at 907-474-7282 or rpmccoy@alaska.edu. Amy Hartley, Geophysical Institute public relations manager, at 907-474-5823 or amy.hartley@gi.alaska.edu.
ON THE WEB: http://www.scienceforalaska.com
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