with Jay Trimble (Space Science)
Wed. November 4th, 2026; 7:30 – 8:30 pm
Innovation Hub, Terra Linda High School, 320 Nova Albion Way, San Rafael [Map]
Description: In July of 1969, The United States become the first, and still only country, to send people to the Moon. From 1969 – 1972, twelve people walked on the Moon. Until 2026, that group was the last group of humans to leave Earth orbit. We now stand at the start of what could be the greatest era of space explorations. Rather than looking back at Apollo and reflecting on history as our greatest moment, we can look forward to achievements that would have been impossible in that earlier era.
Future lunar explorations will be the forerunners of permanent lunar bases. A sustainable and permanent foothold on the Moon, opens up possibilities for solar system exploration using off-world resources. This could be a gateway to the solar system. The coming space era will be unlike any that came before it. The best is yet to come.
Bio: Jay’s career spans space mission system design and operations from Earth orbit to deep space. Jay’s career started at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, as a mission controller for the space shuttle. Next he worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, on the science operations support team for the Voyager Spacecraft encounter with Neptune. Following Voyager, Jay was the lead Operations Director for two Space Radar Lab Missions on the Space Shuttle Endeavor.
Following a role as the Integration and Test Manager for the High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager Spacecraft at the Space Science Lab at UC Berkeley, Jay went back to NASA, in Silicon Valley, at Ames Research Center. At Ames, Jay founded and led the Mars Exploration Rover Human Centered Computing Project, then founded a new group, the User Centered Technology Group which developed Open Mission Control Technologies.
Jay’s last role at NASA was as Mission Manager for the VIPER Lunar Rover. He is now retired from NASA, and is a Managing Partner at Serenity Space Technologies.
Jay has a Bachelors Degree in Geology from U.C. Berkeley, a Masters degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern California and an Interaction Design Certification from UC San Diego.
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