Weekly Meeting - Taryn Tomlinson CDN Space Agency
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09 Aug 2023 |
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 Campbell River
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Short Program: Rotary Trivia
John Doucette and Janet Koch will kick our meeting off with a Rotary Trivia game celebrating August Membership month, better start studying the Rotary website!
Long Program: Taryn Tomlinson, Director of Sun-Earth System Sciences, Canadian Space Agency
Presentation: The Next Decade for Canada in Space: From Lunar Missions to combatting Wildfires and Climate Change with Satellites
The Canadian Space Agency is facing exciting times, with an upcoming flight around the Moon of astronaut Jeremy Hansen on Artemis 2, as well as announcements for major projects like the Canadarm3 and a new lunar rover. She will also speak about her two satellite missions to help planet earth, one for combatting Wildfires and another with NASA to help mitigate climate change.
Intro and Thank You: Presented by Marlene Wright
Bio:
Taryn Tomlinson - Director, Sun-Earth System Sciences | Canadian Space Agency (asc-csa.gc.ca)