This program is also being held virtually: https://sclsnj.libnet .info/event/10889182
\nRevealing a new perspective into the worl d of space exploration and the daring astronauts who make it possible\, Dr . Levasseur will guide you through the Smithsonian&rsquo\;s "Behind the Sc enes at the Space Station" and take you on a once-in-a-lifetime virtual to ur of the International Space Station. \;
\nYou will learn what the astronauts do once they make it to the space station\, from experiment s to repairs and so much more! Have you ever wondered if plants could grow in outer space? Or how the space station doesn&rsquo\;t break down in out er space? Or how astronauts go to the toilet in microgravity?
\n"Beh ind the Scenes at the Space Station" is a treasure trove of information. D id you know that during a 24-hour period\, the space station completes 16 orbits of Earth and the astronauts on board see 16 sunrises and sunsets ev ery day? Or that the International Space Station is so enormous that it wa s launched in pieces and constructed in orbit?
\nBrimming with aston ishing visuals\, step-by-step explanations of everyday space work in actio n\, and job profiles of the adventurous people who make it happen\, Dr. Le vasseur&rsquo\;s tour "Behind the Scenes at the Space Station" is the perf ect way to spend an hour and experience life in space.
\nAbout the A uthor: \;Dr. Jennifer Levasseur is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan (BA\, 1999). She received an MA from George Washington Univers ity (2002) and a PhD from George Mason University (2014). Her first book\, published in 2020\, examined the cultural significance of astronaut photo graphy. She is the responsible curator for the Museum's astronaut cameras\ , chronographs\, the Space Shuttle\, and International Space Station progr ams. In 22 years at NASM\, Jennifer has worked on artifact loans\, a bienn ial museums conference\, and numerous digital projects. She curated the 20 15 exhibit \;Outside the Spacecraft: 50 Years of Extra-Vehicular Activ ity\, co-curated \;One World Connected\, and is lead curator for the f orthcoming \;At Home in Space \;gallery.
\nJennifer started her Smithsonian career with an internship in the National Portrait Gallery \, where she cataloged photographs and developed strategies for recording portrait information in the museum's artifact database.
\nThis progr am is brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium\, which provides access to a range of talks from bestselling authors and th ought leaders.
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