von Kármán Lecture - Spacecraft Origami

Thursday, January 14, 2021

7:00pm to 8:30pm

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Manan Arya, Technologist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory,

Lizbeth B. De La Torre, Creative Technologist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory,

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This lecture will be presented online only.

Watch it on YouTube (link coming soon)
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For years, engineers have had to deal with "the tyranny of the fairing," that anything you want to send into space has to fit into a rocket bearing. A field of advanced design has been looking for new ways to improve our engineering, using the centuries-old artform to dream bigger.

About the Series

The Theodore von Kármán Lecture Series, named after JPL's founder, and presented by JPL's Office of Communication and Education, brings the excitement of the space program's missions, instruments and other technologies to both JPL employees and the local community. Lectures normally take place twice per month, on consecutive Thursdays and Fridays. The Thursday lectures take place in JPL's Theodore von Kármán Auditorium and are streamed live via YouTube and Ustream, and Friday lectures take place at Caltech. Both start at 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Admission and parking are free for all lectures. No reservations are required, but seating is limited. Caltech manages JPL for NASA.

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Theodore von Kármán Lecture Series

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