Explore Space at the Library Tuesday

Get a closer look at the space industry with Illinois native Coralie Adam in “Exploring Space” live via Zoom from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 4 at the Suzette Brumleve Memorial Effingham Public Library. She’ll be joined in conversation by Renae Kerrigan, director of the Dome Planetarium at the Peoria Riverfront Museum.

(CORALIE ADAM)

Adam currently leads the multi-mission Optical Navigation team at KinetX Aerospace, the first privately held company to provide deep space navigation and flight dynamics expertise to NASA. Additionally, she has had lead roles on the navigation teams for NASA’s New Horizons, OSIRIS-REx, Lucy and OSIRIS-APEX missions. Her work enabled the first exploration of the Pluto system and the historic sample collection of near-Earth asteroid Bennu.

Born and raised in Illinois, Adam holds a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering and Astronomy from the University of Illinois, and a master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act.

This is a free event, but registration is required. A library card is not required. Visit effinghamlibrary.org, email info@effinghamlibrary.org or call 217-342-2464, Ext. 1, to learn more about this or other library programs.