Overfalls Speaker Presentation "Welcome to Mars"

January 13th, 2017 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Join us at 7:00 PM on Friday evening January 13th when the Overfalls Foundation present it's third "Speaker Presentation Series" of the 2016-2017 season.  This is a free, and open to the public, event hosted at  St. Peter's Church Parrish Hall, 211 Mulberry Street, Lewes.

Gil Kaufman will provide an overview and update of the space program aimed at the planet Mars, including the characteristics of that planet, how far it is from Earth to Mars, the hazards of attempting to go there, and who wants to go and why. He will focus on the technology of the space vehicles that will take us there and back.

J.G. (Gil) Kaufman has a background of almost fifty years in the aluminum, aircraft, and materials information industries, and remains an active consultant in all three areas. Gil is a Fellow and Honorary Member of ASTM, and a Fellow and Life Member of ASM International. He has published more than 140 articles, including five books, on aluminum alloys and materials data systems, and teaches Amazing Aircraft at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Gil and his wife Ruth reside at Cadbury at Lewes.

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