Expert to Give Lecture About the End of the Shuttle Program and the Future of NASA

 Editor's Note: The following is a news release issued by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton.

The Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton is pleased to announce that Dr. Ken Kremer, NASA Ambassador, and of Universe Today and Spaceflight magazine, will present a talk entitled “Atlantis, The End of America's Shuttle Program and What's Beyond for NASA” on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

The lecture will begin at 8:00pm in Peyton Hall, 4 Ivy Lane on the Princeton University Campus.  Admission is free and the public is welcome.  Ample free parking is available across the street from Peyton Hall.

NASA is at the crossroads. So much is happening with the shutdown of America’s shuttle program, completion of the International Space Station and the ever changing future objectives of our space program.

Dr. Kremer will present an inside point of view on the thrilling final shuttle missions to the ISS and what’s ahead for NASA in the post-shuttle era. He will share his eyewitness perspective on human spaceflight and exclusive photos of Shuttle launch operations, the next generation Orion spacecraft and the commercial SpaceX vehicles.

Dr. Kremer is a freelance science journalist, speaker, scientist and photographer whose articles, space exploration images and Mars mosaics have been widely published in magazines, books and websites.  He speaks frequently on robotic and human spaceflight to audiences of all ages and is a regular contributor to Universe Today. 

He will have a selection of his Shuttle photos and Mars photomosaics for sale as postcards and frameable prints.  

About the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton:

The Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton is an organization of over 80 members with interest in all aspects of astronomy and space science. Founded in 1962, the AAAP promotes a wide range of astronomy-related activities including: solar, planetary and deep-sky observing, astrophotography, star parties, lectures and education.

The group owns and operates two observatories in NJ at Washington Crossing State Park and Jenny Jump State Park. Members include avid observers, armchair investigators and complete novices. All share a common love of the sky. Complete meeting details and directions are found at the AAAP web site: www.princetonastronomy.org. 

Sidereal Times, the association newsletter with information on club activities, is online at http://princetonastronomy.wordpress.com/