A History of Space Exploration

On Monday, July 14 at 6 p.m., join us at Kennebunk Free Library to learn about the history of space exploration from Sputnik to Space X. Presenter Yuri Freeman will take us through the first Russian Space missions, including Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, and the launch of Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space. He will then cover the American Space missions that culminated with Neil Armstrong and Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin becoming the first humans to walk on the moon; the American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts meeting in space during the Apollo-Soyuz missions; and modern Space X breakthroughs, including reusable rockets, and Starlink global internet. Freeman will also discuss his career in space electronics.

Yuri Freeman has a Ph.D. in solid state physics, the foundation of modern electronics and 62 U.S. and international patents. In his career as a scientist and engineer, Freeman developed the most advanced Tantalum capacitors, the key parts of life-saving cardio implants and space systems. For this work, Freeman received the Ekeberg Prize, the highest award in this field of applied science and engineering. Freeman participated in the Russian space program and then was invited to the United States by Sprague Electric in Sanford, Maine, where he got involved in the U.S. space program.

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• Next Monday, 14th July, 10:00 am, Bubble Party! in Kennebunk

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