Propulsion Goes Green @ Chautauqua Community House

With the future of our planet and space exploration on the line, scientists are embracing the environmentally conscious effects of going green. Join us as Chris McLean, the principal investigator of NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission, dazzles us with the remarkable transition from hydrazine to a revolutionary new propellant – the first of its kind in space travel. Learn how the future of interstellar travel will be fueled by human ingenuity and research into sustainable fuel alternatives.

About the Speaker: Chris McLean, Ball Aerospace

Chris McLean, the mission’s principle investigator, is a staff consultant at Ball Aerospace and a recognized expert in the field of in-space propulsion, with over 28 years of experience developing advanced propulsion systems. He has both a B.S. and an M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Washington and has received the AIAA Associate Fellow Award.