Travelling to the Stars: Dr. Dave Williams

Dave Williams

Travelling to the Stars: Dr. Dave Williams

Dave Williams

2:30pm

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Is the human body built for Mars? Will interstellar travel ever be possible? What can studies on Earth and in space tell us about planetary exploration? Astronaut Dr. Dave Williams is here to answer all of your burning questions about space travel, and the daunting challenges – both human and technological – that we will need to overcome to reach the next frontier. Williams’ fascinating book Why Am I Taller?: What Happens to an Astronaut’s Body in Space, co-written with Ph.D. Elizabeth Howell, focuses on how trips to space may affect the human body, from cognition and DNA expression to studies on how the human body will behave in “partial gravity.” Strap in – this event is your passport to the stars!

Moderated by Nkasi Ogbonnah.

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: October 1 at 2:30pm ET
Where: Lakeside Terrace at Harbourfront Centre
Duration: 60 minutes
Ticket prices: $17 – Regular; $12 – Youth; or Get a TIFA Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

This event has undergone a participant change. Please be advised that Les Johnson, originally scheduled for this event, can no longer appear. The event will proceed, with apologies for any inconvenience caused by this change

Is the human body built for Mars? Will interstellar travel ever be possible? What can studies on Earth and in space tell us about planetary exploration? Astronaut Dr. Dave Williams is here to answer all of your burning questions about space travel, and the daunting challenges – both human and technological – that we will need to overcome to reach the next frontier. Williams’ fascinating book Why Am I Taller?: What Happens to an Astronaut’s Body in Space, co-written with Ph.D. Elizabeth Howell, focuses on how trips to space may affect the human body, from cognition and DNA expression to studies on how the human body will behave in “partial gravity.” Strap in – this event is your passport to the stars!

Moderated by Nkasi Ogbonnah.

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: October 1 at 2:30pm ET
Where: Lakeside Terrace at Harbourfront Centre
Duration: 60 minutes
Ticket prices: $17 – Regular; $12 – Youth; or Get a TIFA Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

This event has undergone a participant change. Please be advised that Les Johnson, originally scheduled for this event, can no longer appear. The event will proceed, with apologies for any inconvenience caused by this change

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Dave Williams
Dr. Dave Williams is an astronaut, aquanaut, pilot, emergency physician, scientist and CEO. He has flown to space twice, once on the space shuttle Columbia and once on Endeavour, logging over thirteen million kilometres in space and over seventeen hours of spacewalks. He holds the Canadian spacewalking record and was the first Canadian to have lived and worked on the world’s only undersea research habitat. He has written eight books and is the recipient of six honorary degrees, the Order of Canada, and the Order of Ontario. After his first spaceflight he was chosen to be the Director of the Space & Life Sciences Directorate at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas while concurrently serving as the Deputy Associate Administrator of the Office of Spaceflight at NASA Headquarters. Since retiring, he is currently the CEO of Leap Biosystems.

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2:30pm

Saturday, October 1

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