Katherine Trinidad
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-078
NASA SYMPOSIUM MARKS KEY HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT ANNIVERSARIES
WASHINGTON -- NASA's History Program Office and the National Air and
Space Museum's Division of Space History are hosting a joint
symposium entitled "1961/1981: Key Moments in Human Spaceflight."
The symposium is April 26-27 in the James Webb Auditorium at NASA
Headquarters, located at 300 E St. SW in Washington from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. EDT. It is open to the public and news media.
The symposium reflects on 50 years of human spaceflight using 1961 and
1981 as starting points for broader investigation and insight.
Leading historians and social scientists will address the rich
history of human spaceflight marking four important anniversaries.
Three key events occurred in 1961: Yuri Gagarin became the first human
to travel in space; Alan Shepard became the first American in space;
and President John F. Kennedy gave his famous speech before Congress
which started the Apollo program.
This conference also marks the 30th anniversary of STS-1, the first
space shuttle mission which launched April 12, 1981. The 54-hour,
36-orbit test flight mission verified the shuttle's capabilities and
ushered in a new era of exploration.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will open the symposium. Other
speakers include the agency's Chief Historian Bill Barry, and Paul
Ceruzzi, Roger Launius, and Michael Neufeld of the National Air and
Space Museum's Division of Space History.
Keynote speakers include Michael F. Robinson of the University of
Hartford, who will discuss "Lessons from the Last Frontier," and
George C. Herring of the University of Kentucky on the "The Cold War
and Human Spaceflight."
For more information, agenda, to register or to view the symposium
webcast, visit:
http://history.nasa.gov/1961-1981conf/index.html
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