We want to share an important update regarding our National Geographic Live event on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. While we were looking forward to presenting “Engineering Life in Space” featuring Cody Paige, unforeseen circumstances have required a change to our scheduled programming. However, we are thrilled to welcome Sarah Knutie for a captivating presentation of ‘Discovering the Galápagos’. The substitute presentation, “Discovering the Galápagos,” will still take place at Kleinhans Music Hall on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, starting at 7:00 PM. For more details on the new presentation please visit: https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/galapagos/

Take an adventure to places on Earth that mimic the moon: from a zero-gravity aircraft making parabolic loops to remote islands that serve as testing grounds for next-gen technologies. We get a behind-the-scenes look at the newest robotics as engineer and National Geographic Explorer Cody Paige builds the technologies that might allow humans to create a lasting presence beyond Earth.

About Cody Paige

Cody Paige is the director of the Space Exploration Initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab. Her Ph.D. research focused on enabling a permanent human presence on the moon through the development of wearable radiation shielding material and a virtual-reality platform for geological surface exploration. She is passionate about inspiring the next generation of outer space scientists and engineers, so she started the MIT Zero-G Outreach Initiative for local middle school students.