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Investigating Space: Spacecraft of SpaceX
April 16, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Saturday, April 16
1 p.m.
Studio 3
Free with General Admission
As part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the fourth SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket is preparing to launch from Kennedy Space Center later in April! This mission will carry 4 astronauts to the International Space Station.
Chabot welcomes former SpaceX Dragon and Falcon Quality Supervisor Erik Li to give an insider’s viewpoint and discuss the spacecraft that will launch the Crew-4 team. Program host and Museum Educator Maxwell Edmonds-Drati will join the conversation with Erik Li to discuss more about the upcoming launch. Learn more in the latest installment of Investigating Space!
Join us every third Saturday of the month for Investigating Space as we explore and discuss the big topics in space exploration with some of the leading scientists and researchers in the Bay Area. In this new series Chabot Space & Science Center highlights the latest discoveries, science research and space missions.
About Erik Li
Erik Li is a former Chabot Galaxy Explorer and currently aPrincipal Quality Engineer for Northrop Grumman. Li formerly worked for SpaceX as a Quality Supervisor, managing Falcon 9 and Dragon assembly and booster refurbishment and as a former Quality Specialist, learning manufacturing and quality from the ground up. Li’s interest in futurism, aerospace, and space travel began with his first exposure to the TV show, Star Trek at 12 years old.
