Venue: Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Carrillo Gantner Theatre
Presenters: Kerrie Dougherty
You may not realise it, but space technology touches your life every day. From the food on your plate and the GPS in your smartphone to the daily weather report and live global 24-hour news, satellite networks and spinoff technologies from space exploration have revolutionised out world. Medical technology, computing, materials science, battery technology and project planning are just some of the many areas that have benefited from space research. Find out more about the importance of space in your life in this fascinating-and maybe surprising-presentation.
Kerrie Dougherty is a member of the Faculty of the International Space University, lecturing in space and society studies. An elected Member of the International Academy of Astronautics, Kerrie is a space historian, curator, educator and author with more than thirty years’ experience in communicating space to the public.
This session is being run as part of the Final Frontier Festival, a five-day celebration of space hosted by the Melbourne Space Program.
from
https://events.unimelb.edu.au/events/7016-what-s-space-ever-done-for-me
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