The George H. and Fay C. Sparks Forum on Ethics and Engineering features Dr. Zachary Pirtle, Senior Policy Analyst at NASA, speaking on "The Ethics of Space Exploration in the New Era of Space Exploration." Join us after the talk for pizza and conversation.

Over his fourteen years at NASA, Dr. Pirtle has supported major initiatives including the Space Launch System, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS), which recently led to the first U.S. landing on the moon in over fifty years. His talk will reflect on the challenges and opportunities for changing engineering culture at a boundary organization such as NASA Headquarters, which operates at the interface of policymaking and technical expertise. In particular, Dr. Pirtle will discuss recent NASA efforts to explore responsible use of the Moon to Mars architecture.

This event is supported by the Sparks Memorial Fund, organized by the School of Public Policy in conjunction with ETHICx.