SEAN BOSTON
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Ad Astra Kansas Foundation will hold its annual Galaxy Forum on Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Kansas Cosmosphere. The forum will take place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The event will have several speakers with ties to Kansas talking about their experiences with science and space.
The headline speaker is Mallory Jennings, an EVA Operation Lead Engineer for ISS EVA working with Extravehicular Activity (EVA). Jennings is the primary engineer overseeing all hardware used on a spacewalk (suits, tools, batteries, jetpack, etc.). She is a native of Goddard, and graduated from Goddard High School in 2005 and Wichita State University in 2010.
The Wichita State University SUITS (Spacesuits User Interface Technologies for Students) design challenge team will also be present. The purpose of this team is to develop innovative user interfaces with an augmented reality (AR) head-mounted display (HMD), simulating an astronaut helmet.
Two other guests that are scheduled to be present include Steve Durst, an Ad Astra board member, as well as Jeanette Bosch, a NASA Solar System Ambassador (SSA). Bosch is originally from Dresden, Kan.
The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are asked to register in advance at [email protected]. If you are unable to email, you may also register the day of the event at the Cosmosphere.
Attendees will receive a free pass to the Cosmosphere Hall of Space Museum for the day. Teachers will earn two hours of continuing education credit with attendance, as well.
For more information about this event, click here. If you are interested in learning more about the Ad Astra Kansas Foundation, click here.
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