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Lift Off! Apollo 11 and IGM Guidance Equations

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Lectures

Age Group:

Adult
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Program Description

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On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, come hear a presentation by Don Cooper, retired NASA physicist and mathematician.

Mr. Cooper will discuss how his team created the technology in order to launch Apollo 11 to the moon, and how calculus, algebra, and classical mechanics work together.

Don’t miss this fascinating presentation, complete with a model of the Saturn V rocket.

No registration required.