Lecture Information
Ed is currently a lecturer at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) Academy, Ft. Myers, FL, on the Project Apollo history and Space Exploration Projects. Ed spent ten years working on Project Apollo while employed at the MIT Draper Laboratory. MIT Draper had a contract with NASA to design and develop the Primary Guidance Navigation & Control System (PGNCS) used to control the Apollo Command (CM) and Lunar (LM) Modules during flight. Following short stints at North American Downey – manufacturer of the CM – and Grumman Aircraft – manufacturer of the LM – integrating the initial PGNCS into prototype CM and LM, he became part of the Apollo Guidance Computer mission software development team upon his return to Cambridge whereby he would provide support to NASA personnel during Apollo missions.
Ed and his wife Sandy, currently support their YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@ReachingForTheMoon with current space exploration news and events.
Below are the topics Ed is currently lecturing about. Allof his lectures are current and up to date regarding actual events.
50th Anniversary & Review of the Apollo Program - Moon Landing Mission – Apollo 11 – First Man On The Moon - and Apollo 13 Mission – “Houston We Have A Problem” – during which 3 Astronauts returned to earth from what appeared to be certain disaster after their Service Module Oxygen Tank exploded 2 days into their mission.
Artemis: Return to The Moon by 2025 - Artemis II, first crewed Mission is planned for Spring of 2024 with lunar landing Mission III planned for 2025.
Space Exploration: History and What Does the Future Hold? - Review of all space programs and look at what Commercial Corporations planning for future.
Voyage to Mars - Review status of current Rovers operating on Mars. What is being planned for future exploration?
UAP -Unidentified Aerial Phenomena - Recently UAP's have become a hot topic since a former top security officer has become a whistleblower. Congress is currently investigating. Look back in history starting with the Roswell, NM incident.
Ed has made many lectures to independent organizations, groups, private and public school systems. His lectures will be tailored to the organization's audience for content and time requirements. Lectures include actual details of Apollo 13 issues as seen from Mission Control Houston – many of these issues were not discussed in the movie. Working closely with the Astronauts during Project Apollo, Ed includes many stories and anecdotes involving and about the Astronauts during his presentations.
During his younger days, Ed was a football official for the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference, (ECAC), officiating college football games for the ECAC schools as a hobby. He includes many of his own life's experiences in his lectures.
Rates vary depending upon the organization needs.
