Former U.S. senator and astronaut Jake Garn will be the featured speaker at Friday's "technology@breakfast" event at the Alta Club.
Garn will discuss "Preparing Utah for Mars and Beyond." He will share his space shuttle experience and talk about initiatives at ATK Thiokol, Space Dynamics Laboratory, Clark Planetarium and Hill Air Force Base to support space exploration and travel.
The free event will be from 7:30 to 9 a.m. RSVPs can be completed at www.techalliance.utah.gov/rsvp.html. For more information contact Annette Babisz at ababisz@utah.gov or 801-538-8879.
The event is being hosted by the Utah Technology Alliance and the Business Expansion and Retention program of the Utah Division of Business and Economic Development.
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