The Greatest Space Generation: The REAL Space Cowboys with Ed Buckbee

The SAA is delighted to announce it’s first event for 2016!

We will be hosting a lunchtime lecture by author, lecturer, space advocate and director emeritus of U.S. Space Camp, Ed Buckbee in Melbourne, on Thursday January 7th.

Ed was commissioned as an U.S. Army officer in 1958. He served at the U. S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL and U. S. Special Forces, Ft. Bragg, NC. In 1961 he transferred to the newly formed NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center where he worked for rocket scientist Wernher von Braun. As a NASA public affairs officer, he worked with all the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts. He continues to be associated with America’s space program as an advocate of human space flight.

Read more about Ed’s amazing life here

This will be a unique opportunity to meet and hear from a man that was at the very epicentre of the US manned space program at the height of the space race!

What - Lecture Greatest Space Generation-The REAL Space Cowboys by Ed Buckbee

When - Thursday January 7^th, 12:00 – 4:00 pm

• Come along early and have some lunch in the Bistro
• We will then move in to the adjacent function room for Ed’s lecture at 2:30 to 3:30 pm (please note you can't take or have meals delivered to the function room)
• Feel free to just come to the lecture!

Where - The Mail Exchange Hotel - 688 Bourke St, Melbourne

Cost - This is a free event (you’ll need to purchase your own lunch & drinks)

RSVP - Seating is strictly limited and open to anyone. To reserve your seat please send an email to spaceflight@space.asn.au with your number of confirmed guests ASAP.

More details will be published soon at www.space.asn.au

Seasons Greetings and we look forward to seeing you on the 7th!

The Space Association of Australia Inc
www.space.asn.au
www.meetup.com/MelSpaceNet

Buckbee (left) and von Braun view a live demonstration of the first exhibit for the Space & Rocket Center during a filming of “Today in Space” produced by Buckbee in 1970.

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