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What everyone in your audience wants to know! The human side of spaceflight: how astronauts are chosen, training, the night before launch, going to the launch pad, leaving Earth, working and living in space, overcoming problems, doing a spacewalk, and returning to Earth. Jay Apt has gone into orbit four times, done two spacewalks, worked a score of spaceflights from mission control, and seen crews meeting the challenges of training and flying in space. Perfect for both adult and school-age audiences. This is your personal trip into space!
Astronaut and author Dr. Jay Apt takes you on an exciting tour of Earth as viewed through the photography of NASA astronauts from Earth orbit. Geography, natural change, and change to the planet caused by people are all part of this unique view of Earth. Using many of the stunning photographs from his book Orbit: NASA Astronauts Photograph the Earth, Jay Apt shares the experience of looking at Earth in a poetic and emotional way.
The rewards of spaceflight are many, and your audience will see the wonders of space and Earth, huge spacecraft outside our window, and life aboard the Shuttle and Mir. But the road to space has been a rugged and unforgiving one. Project Vanguard, the first spy satellites, Mariner 1, Gemini VII, Apollo, Shuttle, Titan, Mars probes and the Ariane 5 all have lessons to teach those who want to learn from failure to avoid repeating it. This program is geared toward any audience for whom the pursuit of excellence is a driving technical goal.
Professor Apt directed the Electricity Industry Center at Carnegie Mellon University, and has authored more than 120 technical papers in scientific journals. He has published opinion pieces on the electric power industry in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and the Washington Post. He will share his observations of the current and future state of the electric power system with your audience.
A small sample of the clients who have enjoyed Jay’s programs
