This summer, I will be teaching “Histories of Outer Space, Part 1 | Antiquity through Apollo” for the OSHER Lifelong Learning Initiative (OLLI) at the University of Pittsburgh.

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Humans have studied the heavens since ancient times for agriculture, navigation, religion, and science. Once aviation became a reality, we have progressively set our sights higher… Today, humans have a full time presence in space, private citizens are taking tours, and we have sent robotic observers to every planet.

But, how and why did we get here?

This course will explore the people and events that helped drive developments in astronomy, rocketry, physics, math, robotics, communications, and more with a particular focus on the untold stories of women throughout these developments. This is more than a science story…, it’s the origins…