Dan DeMars

Dan DeMars has lived in Norwich, VT since 1996 with his wife and two sons. As a child, he was fascinated by space flight, notably the Apollo lunar landings. Over the decades, Dan has collected documentation on NASA's Mercury, Gemini & Apollo programs and has met several NASA astronauts over the years (e.g., Cernan, Bean, Lovell, and Carpenter). Professionally, he has served as a management consultant to academia, to the biotech industry, and to independent secondary (preparatory) schools.

Mercury, Gemini & Apollo: NASA's Golden Age, A 50-Year Retrospective (Spring Term 2024)

 Fly Me to the Moon: Why the Apollo Lunar Landings Mattered (Spring Term 2022)

Participant Testimonials:

Excellent presentation by an enthusiastic instructor

Wonderful, organized presentation. No time wasted. He really knows and loves his subject.

Mercury, Gemini & Apollo: NASA's Golden Age, A 50-Year Retrospective (Fall Term 2021)

Participant Testimonials:

This was an OUTSTANDING course. Dan ran an always-interesting course and readily engaged with the class and took questions whenever they were asked. This was a real joy and was honestly, one of the finest courses I have ever taken over what is many decades of various college courses.

The Nasa course was everything I had hoped a post-retirement class could be.

Mercury, Gemini & Apollo: NASA's Golden Age, A 50-Year Retrospective (Spring Term 2019)

Participant Testimonials:

Dan's use of slides and numerous short videos kept us totally engaged in the class. He encouraged class participation and each of us benefited from this every week. He was very organized and easily incorporated our questions and viewpoints into the discussion.

Dan is dedicated to his subject and is magnificently able to present it keeping us fascinated by details.