Virtual - Who Gets To Fly? -- How NASA Chooses Its Astronauts

Library : Sharon Public Library

Location : Zoom

Start : Wednesday 10th of December 2025 7:00 PM

End : Wednesday 10th of December 2025 8:00 PM

Description :

Ever wonder how America chooses astronauts? Why did NASA select from military aviators? How are flight assignments made? Why did it take so long to incorporate women and minorities into the Astronaut Corps? Join NASA Solar System Ambassador David S. Ball as he discusses the tension between science and flight test, political considerations, and the luck of the draw that determines who gets to fly. Ball served 26 years in the US Air Force, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel, and is a now a volunteer educator with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.  REGISTER to receive the Zoom webinar link from Tewksbury Public Library. Recording note: This program will be recorded and a video link will be sent to all registrants. Presented in partnership with the Tewksbury Public Library sharonpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-who-gets-to-fly-how-nasa-chooses-its-astronauts/