Association of Space Explorers Congress
09/15/08 - 09/19/08
Museum of Flight, 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle, Exit 158 off Interstate 5
Museum of Flight, 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle, Exit 158 off Interstate 5
The Association of Space Explorers is a non-profit professional and educational organization of over 300 space travelers (astronauts and cosmonauts) from 32 nations. Their 21st annual congress, focusing this year on planetary stewardship, will be held in Seattle Sept. 15-19. The opening ceremonies will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle at 9 a.m. A limited number of seats will be available to the public. At 2 p.m. in The Museum of Flight’s William M. Allen Theater, the congress will hold a public program on preserving the environment through space photography and research. It will feature Apollo astronaut Bill Anders and will include all of the congress participants. Program is free to the public, but seating will be limited.
Luke Timmerman is the National Biotechnology Editor for Xconomy. You can e-mail him at ltimmerman@xconomy.com, call 206-624-2374, or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ldtimmerman.
