Sharp Minds

Sharp Minds Lecture Series  

Start the month the smart way, by attending a Sharp Minds lecture at the Fleet Science Center. At Sharp Minds, you’ll hear from local scientists about their latest research and discoveries in a friendly, inviting environment. These lectures address hot topics on the first Monday of every month and are held in the Heikoff Giant Dome Theater. Lecture is free with a general admission ticket or a Senior Monday ticket.

September 5
No Lecture in observance of Labor Day.

When President Kennedy announced in 1961 that an American would be on the Moon "before this decade is out", the United States still hadn't even sent a man into orbit! Even after the Mercury astronauts made their first pioneering flights, it was clear that a lot more experience was needed before the lunar 'Apollo Project' could get off the ground. Spacewalks, endurance missions, orbital rendezvous and docking, orbit changing, work in space -- all of these techniques needed to be mastered if there was to be hope of "sending a man to the Moon and bringing him safely back to Earth."

Enter Gemini, the two-seat spaceship that could. In 1965 and 1966, an unprecedented 12 missions were sent into space, forever opening up the planets to human exploration.

Join award-winning space historian Gideon Marcus for a whirlwind tour of one of America's most successful and important space programs!