Keynote Speaker José Hernández - SOLD OUT

sat11feb11:00 amKeynote Speaker José Hernández - SOLD OUTRoger That! Celebration at the Museum

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Roger That!

GRPM Keynote Speaker José Hernández

11 a.m. on Saturday, February 11, 2023, in the GRPM’s Meijer Theater

Join us at the GRPM for a special lecture from Roger That! keynote speaker José Hernández. Astronaut José Hernández grew up in a family of California farmworkers, moving from place to place throughout the different agricultural seasons. Drawn to the space program and encouraged by his family and teachers, Hernandez focused on his studies, going to college and eventually earning a Masters Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

An upcoming movie about Hernández’s story, A Million Miles Away is currently in production. He will be speaking in the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s Meijer Theatre at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 11, 2023.

Admission to the lecture is free, and registration is required.

ABOUT ROGER THAT!

Roger That! celebrates space exploration and the life of Grand Rapids native, Roger B. Chaffee, a former American naval officer and aviator aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut in the Apollo program. We at the GRPM, in partnership with Grand Valley State University, are proud to bring you the seventh annual Roger That! symposium on the weekend of February 10-11, 2023.

Community partners for 2023 Roger That! include Mark Gleason/Underwater ROV technology, the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, Kent District Library, the Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association (GRAAA), the GVSU Padnos College of Engineering, GVSU Physics Club, the GVSU Lunar Lakers and the National Informal STEM Education Network.