36th Annual
TM
NORTHEAST
ASTRONOMY
FORUM
& SPACE EXPO
2 HUGE DAYS \\ ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE \\ NEW YORK
THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST SPECTACULAR ASTRONOMY & SPACE EXPO
THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST SPECTACULAR ASTRONOMY & SPACE EXPO
NEAF searches the world to bring
you the astronomers, researchers,
scientists, and personalities that are making science history today.
No where else will you find such an
extensive caliber of talent brought
together in one place.
TALKS
SCHEDULE
THEATER
SATURDAY APRIL 11
All talk times and days are subject to change
11:30-11:45 Welcoming Remarks by Joe Rao with Vince Coulehan
"Robert Goddard: The Dreamer Who Launched the Space Age"
12:00 -1:00 Kevin Schindler, Lowell Observatory
1:15 -2:15 Artemis Discussion
Moderated by Gerry Griffin - Apollo Flight Director
2:30 -3:30 David McComas, IMAP Principle Investigator
Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP): Energetic Neutral Atom Astronomy... and so much more!
Space Ace: A Combat Pilot's Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth
3:45 - 4:45 Robert "Hoot" Gibson, Veteran NASA Space Shuttle Astronaut
5:00 - 6:00 Don Petit, Veteran NASA Astronaut
Chasing Cosmic Pixels
6:15 -7:45 SPECIAL MOVIE PRESENTATION,
IMAP: The Documentary
SUNDAY
APRIL 12
All talk times and days are subject to change
12:15 - 1:15 Ken Kremer, Journalist/Photographer/Research Scientist
Artemis II & New Plan Beyond- NASA Returns to the Moon!
1:30 - 2:30 Mike Ciannilli, Manager of NASA's Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons
Learned Program
Apollo Challenger Columbia: Legacies and Lessons Learned
2:45 - 3:45 Anna Fisher, NASA Astronaut
First Mother in Space
4:00 - 5:00 Michelle Thaller, NASA Astronomer, Research Scientist, TV Personality
Monsters at the Dawn of Time: New Observations of Black Holes and their Possible Role in the First Stars
5:15 - 6:00 Raffle Drawing