Celebrating the Scientific Legacy of NASA and Apollo:
Abstract Submission Instructions
We seek proposals for presentations on the scientific impact of the space program. Presentations should be suitable for inclusion in one of the symposium's three sessions:
- Session 1: Celebrating the Scientific Legacy of NASA: We seek contributions which discuss the scientific, technological, and social significance of NASA initiatives other than Apollo, which could include historical missions such as Voyager and Mariner, but also ongoing missions such as MSL and InSight. Rather than focusing specifically on a single mission, a talk might instead summarize scientific advances by topic, e.g., the science of Mars, or of the outer planets.
- Session 2: Celebrating Women's and Minority Contributions to the Space Program: We seek presentations discussing women's and minority contributions the space program, which could include talks summarizing women's and/or minority contributions to particular programs (Apollo, Voyager, etc.), or talks honoring the space research careers of specific women or persons of color.
- Session 3: Celebrating the Scientific Legacy of Apollo: We seek contributions which discuss the scientific, technological, and social significance of the Apollo program, which could include discussions of lunar geology, life sciences, engineering, Apollo spinoffs, etc. Talks need not be purely retrospective but might instead highlight ongoing research, for instance, recent studies of Apollo lunar samples.
Proposals should be for 20 minute talks suitable for presentation to the general public. Special consideration will be given to proposals discussing Kansas contributions to (or impacts of) space research.
The deadline for talk proposals has now passed.