Charlie Walker
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Next month, we return to our “first-Tuesday-of-the-month” timeslot — mark your calendars for Tuesday, 3 September, at 5:00 pm. We have a special treat… not just an astronaut, but the first-ever private-sector astronaut! Charles Walker flew to space in the mid-1980s as an employee of McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing)… which makes him the first non-government individual to fly in space. After inventing and patenting a new continuous flow electrophoresis (CFES) device, he flew with it on three Space Shuttle missions, performing R&D toward medical products purification in zero-G. He also performed the first protein crystal growth experiments in orbit.
Charlie is a past president of the National Space Society, among many other industry affiliations. He remains a strong supporter of private enterprise in partnership with public institutions in the exploration and development of space. He’s a fascinating speaker with a unique story, and we’re lucky to have him with us… don’t miss this one!
As always, attendance is free, but please RSVP to Adriana Sanchez so we can have an accurate headcount estimate. Among other things, that helps us determine the size of room to reserve.
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Link: https://research.arizona.edu/space-roundtable