The Apollo Years

The Apollo Years

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” The Apollo Years – Artemis Update”

Presented on ZOOM Public Lecture August 10th at 7pm

 

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Presented on ZOOM Public Lecture August 10th at 7pm

ABOUT THE LECTURE:

This talk outlines the race between the Americans and the Russians to the Moon. There is coverage of the early missions and the Apollo missions and spacecraft, with a review of the growth of our knowledge of the Moon as a consequence of the Apollo missions. The talk also covers Apollo after the Moon, including the Skylab space station and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.

The final section covers Artemis and the return to the Moon, including the Lunar Gateway.

Dr. Mike Leggett

 

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Dr Mike Leggett FRAS FBIS, UK.

As a founder member of the South Lincolnshire Astronomical and Geophysical Society in 1976, Mike Leggett began to present astronomy talks for his local society. Since that time he has presented lectures for the British Interplanetary Society, at University of Aberdeen evening classes, for the Society for the History of Astronomy and to astronomical societies and other groups throughout the UK. He is the General Secretary and a Council member of the Society for the History of Astronomy (SHA), and is currently county co-ordinator for Buckinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Rutland in the SHA survey of astronomical history of the UK.

A Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society, Dr Mike Leggett is also a member of the British Astronomical Association, the Society for Popular Astronomy, the National Space Society and the Planetary Society.

A Graduate in Chemistry and Pharmacology from the University of Nottingham, Dr Leggett also holds a PhD in Chemistry and is a Chartered Chemist and a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Technical Authorship and Communication and is a Member of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators.

Affiliations

  • Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (since 1986)
  • Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society (since 1984)
  • Founder member (2002), Council Member (since 2011) and General Secretary (since 2020) of the Society for the History of Astronomy
  • Member of the British Astronomical Association (since 1993)
  • Member of the Planetary Society (since 1996)
  • Member of the Society for Popular Astronomy (since 2013)
  • Member of the Herschel Society (since 2014)
  • Member of the National Space Society (2016)
  • Member of the Milton Keynes Astronomical Society (since 1993)

 

 

 

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