SUMMER LECTURE BRINGS OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD TOPIC TO UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

The Friends of the University Libraries Summer Lecture Series continues Wednesday, July 9, at 4 p.m. at Utah State University.

Charles Swenson, senior scientist at the Space Dynamics Lab and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Utah State, will present the series‚ last lecture on “Weather in Space and its Effects on the International Space Station.”

The International Space station is a combined effort of 16 nations. The intent of the space station is to further the understanding of technologies and advances in the fields of medicine, materials and other sciences that will benefit people.

The International Space Station is approximately 400 kilometers from Earth and its near-Earth orbit is affected by debris and weather in this area of space.

“Our society relies more and more upon near-Earth space, and the weather within this region,” said Swenson.

The space station relies on good weather and Swenson will describe how different kinds of weather can affect the mission.

The lecture is free and can be heard in room 046 in the basement of the Eccles Science Learning Center at Utah State.