Trojan Space Pioneers

Published: Dec. 3, 2018, 9:12 p.m.

On October 5, 2018, USC held an exclusive screening of First Man, a biopic of USC alumnus Neil Armstrong (played by Ryan Gosling) narrating his history-making walk on the moon. This discussion was the opening portion of the event, which was hosted by the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and USC Visions and Voices.

The distinguished panelists were USC Interim President, and former CEO of The Aerospace Corporation, Wanda Austin, USC Trustee, and former head of NASA, Charles Bolden, USC professor, and former astronaut, Garrett Reisman. The panel was moderated by USC alumna, and Hyperloop One senior vice president of systems engineering, Anita Sengupta, and introduction by Dean Yannis C. Yortsos of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.