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Space Telescopes & Rockets – the Big Ones
August 1, 2019 @ 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Learn about an array of Space Telescopes and Rockets on Thursday, August 1 at 5:30 p.m. at the North Valley Public Library. Dean Spieth presents an overview of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), large launch vehicles (Saturn-Apollo moon rockets, Falcon), and space telescopes. Space telescopes, like DSP and SBIRS, provide early warning of rocket launches all over the Earth. Other space telescopes are used to monitor the Earth environment (weather satellites, ozone, fire, etc) or view into deep space like the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Dean worked with rockets, satellites, and space telescopes for forty years, first at the Rocket Propulsion Lab on Edwards AFB (today part of AFRL), then in the Denver area primarily at Martin Marietta (today part of Lockheed-Martin) and Ball Aerospace. All content is unclassified approved for public release. This presentation is suitable for teenagers and adults. North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main Street, Stevensville. For more information, call 406-777-5061 or visit northvalleylibrary.org. All library programs are free and open to the public.