Holidays beyond earth, the future of space tourism
- đ¤ Speaker: Will Whitehorn, Virgin Galactic; Duncan Law-Green, National Space Centre
- đ Date & Time: Thursday 13 March 2008, 20:00 - 21:00
- đ Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue
Abstract
Will holiday trips into space soon be a reality? What will space tourists experience? Join a panel of experts as they explore the future of space tourism. Speakers include Dr Duncan Law-Green from the National Space Centre who will give an overview of space tourism, and Will Whitehorn, President of Virgin Galactic, who will explain why this space launch technology may have the capacity to revolutionise not only human access to space but also the cost of deploying science, payload and even low earth orbit satellites in the future.
Series This talk is part of the Cambridge Science Festival series.
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Will Whitehorn, Virgin Galactic; Duncan Law-Green, National Space Centre
Thursday 13 March 2008, 20:00-21:00