Jonathan Ward

  • September 2019 FAS Meeting

    Wednesday September 11th, 7:30 pm at Kaleideum North the Forsyth Astronomical Society will have its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. The presentation topic this month is given by Jonathan Ward, NASA Solar System Ambassador from Greensboro. He successfully ran a complete 110 for 110 Messier Marathon this past March and imaged every one of the M…

  • October 2018 FAS Meeting

    Wednesday October 10th, 7:30 pm at Kaleideum North the Forsyth Astronomical Society will have its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. This month’s program we will be a presentation by Jonathan Ward, a NASA Solar System Ambassador from Greensboro. His talk is entitled “Spaced Out in Tucson: A virtual visit to Kitt Peak Observatory and the OSIRIS-REx control…

  • Book opportunity from a past club speaker

    A wonderful speaker and subject knowledgeable author Jonathan Ward, who has spoken to us about the Apollo program at Kennedy Space Center, has published two books recounting NASA history. He has offered to provide signed copies of “Rocket Ranch” and “Countdown to a Moon Launch” for $75 for the two books together, delivered to our next meeting. If…

  • February 2014 FAS Meeting

    Our February speaker, Jonathan Ward, is no stranger to FAS club members. Previously he delighted us with 3D images of Mars, and led us on an exploration of Saturn through images returned by the Cassini spacecraft. Jonathan is currently working on a book entitled “All Systems Go!” about the largely-forgotten people of Kennedy Space Center…