Meet-up Link: https://www.meetup.com/astronomy-131/events/312544180/
Date: Thursday, January 8, 7:30 PM
Location: SFU Burnaby, room AQ3149
Topic: The yearly Space wrap-up and preview: 2025 in review, and a preview of 2026 (Here comes the Moon!)
Speaker: Matthew Borghese, NASA Solar System Ambassador
Abstract: Join Solar System Ambassador Matthew Borghese to hear the latest updates on what is coming up at NASA. 2026 promises to be an exciting new year on Earth and in space, from new rockets to new science missions, and humanity’s long-awaited return to the Moon.
Bio: Matthew Borghese is a communications specialist and former journalist who covered space shuttle launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Matthew lives outside of Victoria, British Columbia where he provides STEM outreach and connects students to careers and internships at the NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Matthew presents to a variety of audiences from kindergartners to university students on both sides of the border.