Cafe Scientifique Orlando is a gathering of scientifically-inclined people in Central Florida, who meet at a cafe, coffee house, pub, or nonacademic location to discuss events and ideas in the world of science. We enjoy beer and wine, and we use plain language to talk about extraordinary ideas.

Presenter: 
Nunez, Ruben
When: 
Tuesday, 18 November 2014 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Venue: 
downtown library
Where: 
Orlando Public Library
Street:
101 E Central Blvd
City:
Orlando
,
Province:
Florida
Postal Code:
32801
Country:
United States

The Google Lunar XPRIZE is a race to the moon of epic proportions inspiring pioneers to develop robotic space transport on a budget and usher in a new era of space frontiers! Ruben Nunez, President & COO of the Earthrise Space Foundation and Team Leader of the Omega Envoy, will share his team’s progress in the competition and present a showing of the Google Lunar XPRIZE Documentary Back to the Moon For Good: An Immersive Space Adventure, narrated by Tim Allen.

Past Café Scientifique Events
Race to the Moon 18 November, 2014 - 18:30 downtown library
Good Bacteria 9 September, 2014 - 18:30 downtown library
Marine Ecosystems 8 August, 2014 - 18:30 downtown library
Solar System 7 July, 2014 - 18:30 downtown library
Robotics 6 June, 2014 - 18:30 downtown library
Cloud Computing 13 May, 2014 - 18:30 downtown library
Nanoscience 8 April, 2014 - 18:30 downtown library
Fire Ants 11 March, 2014 - 18:30 downtown library
Food Preservation 5 March, 2014 - 19:00 Eden Bar at...
Marine Mammals 11 February, 2014 - 18:30 downtown library
Bees 14 January, 2014 - 18:30 downtown library
Frankenfood 10 December, 2013 - 18:30 downtown library

…and older topics all the way back to summer of 2008!

Topics We'd Love to See

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