SpaceToday NightLife

The future is now: Space Month continues with a night dedicated to the ideas of today that are propelling space exploration into tomorrow’s frontiers. Elizabeth Lopatto, Science Editor at The Verge, moderates two talks presented by Computer History Museum about private companies in the space business: Learn about asteroid mining and the world’s first commercial deep space exploration program with Chris Lewicki, CEO of Planetary Resources, and the opportunities and challenges of the private space race with Ron Goedendorp, VP of Space Opportunity at NanoRacks. Learn about the ways you can cultivate your own astronomical habit with the Robert Ferguson Observatory, Northern California’s most active public observatory. Get a crash course in the history of space flight in the Morrison Planetarium, followed by an up-close and personal look at asteroids, comets, and the cosmic origins of our universe in Incoming!