Events Calendar

Free and Open to the Public

In-person and via Zoom
Ask for the Zoom link from paulwaav@together.net or theresamarie11@GMAIL.COM
VAS Members will be emailed the Zoom link

The in-person will be at the Brownell Library on 2A near 5-Corners in Essex Junction.

If you attend via Zoom please get on-line before 7:30.  If you don't have Zoom installed, the application will automatically download and install when you click the meeting link.  This may take a couple minutes.

PRESENTATION:

Practical And Ethical Challenges to Consider in the Three Major NASA Accidents: Apollo 1, and Space Shuttles Challenger, and Columbia

By Rev. William S. Wick

Practically, each accident evidenced correctable engineering and design flaws.  Ethically, each accident exposed communication breakdowns (“silos”) in which the flow of critical information was hindered, overlooked, or dismissed.  This along with a lack of independent oversight, inadequate safety protocols , and negligent risk assessments amid time-line pressures to maintain launch schedules to justify program costs contributed to the tragic loss of three crews and the near loss of the Apollo 13 crew.

Following the main presentation, our recurring monthly presentations will include Constellation of the Month  by Terri Zittritsch.

Free and Open to the Public

In-person and via Zoom
Ask for the Zoom link from paulwaav@together.net or theresamarie11@GMAIL.COM
VAS Members will be emailed the Zoom link

The in-person will be at the Brownell Library on 2A near 5-Corners in Essex Junction.

If you attend via Zoom please get on-line before 7:30.  If you don't have Zoom installed, the application will automatically download and install when you click the meeting link.  This may take a couple minutes.

PRESENTATION:

Where are we going and how fast are we getting there?
By Eben Gay

Everyone reading this knows the earth is spinning while orbiting the sun.  If you stop to think about it, the Sun is orbiting around the center of the Milky Way too.  But that is much too simplistic.  There’s the Moon and other planets and the Milky Way itself is moving and...  If you decided to take a really long exposure image (months or years), here are all the motions you need to take into account!

Following the main presentation, our recurring monthly presentations will include Constellation of the Month  by Terri Zittritsch.