Space Talks

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Discover the history and science behind our exploration of the moon, Mars, and the universe with these talks presented by docents Donn Anderson & John Jennings from Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum.

Space Talks are held on the first Saturday of the month, from 11am-12:30pm. All talks are free and open to the public.

Did you know? You can reserve a free admission pass to the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum with the library's Cultural Passes. Find out more on the Cultural Passes page.

2026 SPACE TALKS

  • *SPECIAL DATE* Saturday, Jan. 10: NASA Continues Flying to the Moon at a Fast CLPS. NASA continues utilizing CLPS, Commercial Lunar Payload Services, to deliver scientific instruments to the Moon’s surface in preparation for the proposed Artemis III crew landing. Find out what has worked and what hasn’t so far!
  • Saturday, Feb. 7: Interstellar Objects from Outside Our Solar System. Astronomers have long wondered if anything might show up in their telescopes that wasn’t from our Solar System. Our ability to detect objects flying by has jumped in recent years. We’ve already spotted THREE. What are they? What have we learned about them so far?
  • Saturday, Mar. 7: My Rocket Engines (John Jennings). During my career as a Rocket Engineer I have had the privilege to be directly involved in the development and testing of amazing rocket engines! I’ll tell you about them, then jump to the state of the art rocket engine development going on at SpaceX right now!
  • Saturday, Apr. 4: The International Space Station at 25. The International Space Station (ISS) is celebrating 25 years of continuous human occupation! How much do you know about the largest human-made object in space? Come discover 25 Fascinating Facts about the amazing International Space Station!
  • Saturday, May 2: Visiting NASAs Lucy Mission to Jupiter's Asteroids. The NASA Lucy spacecraft is over 3 years into its 12 year mission. Following each of its two Earth gravity assists, it flew by an asteroid in the Main Belt: one preplanned and one serendipitous. Both really surprised scientists! Come find out why, and what lies ahead for this amazingly ambitious mission.
  • Saturday, June 6: Mars Rovers Updates. NASA currently has two operational rovers on Mars: Curiosity, which landed in 2012, and Perseverance which landed in 2021 Where are they, what is their current status, and what significant discoveries have been made? Come get a complete update on these amazing robotic explorers.
  • No July Space Talk
  • No August Space Talk
  • Saturday, Sept. 5: TBA
  • Saturday, Oct. 3: TBA
  • Saturday, Nov. 7: TBA
  • *SPECIAL DATE* Saturday, Dec. 12: TBA
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