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Moving Beyond Earth: Innovations in Space

The 2011 New Perspectives on Invention and Innovation symposium, Moving Beyond Earth: Innovations in Space, marks the 50th anniversary of human spaceflight and explores the role of invention and technology in space exploration and space history. The weekend program features a documentary film screening and panel discussion; symposium sessions examining the cutting-edge innovations that have enabled us to leave the planet, work in space, and explore the cosmos; and an array of family-friendly, space-themed educational activities. Click here for a full schedule of events.

Moving Beyond Earth: Innovations in Space

New Perspectives on Invention and Innovation Symposium

Friday, Nov. 18; 8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 19; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

National Air and Space Museum, 6th Street and Independence Avenue, S.W.

Moving Beyond Earth: Innovations in Space is presented by the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

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Posted: 17 November 2011
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