Andrew Chaikin, a world-renowned space historian and journalist, will give a talk about NASA’s mission to Pluto and other space exploration missions on Nov. 2. Chaikin is author of “A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts” and a member of the NASA New Horizons mission to Pluto team. He also teaches an online course for MSU’s NTEN program on the History of Spaceflight and Space Technology. The talk is at 7 p.m. and is free, although tickets are required. To receive free tickets for the event, visit http://eu.montana.edu/noncredit and select Exploring the Solar System: To Pluto and Beyond. The lecture is sponsored by Montana State University’s Extended University, MSU’s National Teachers Enhancement Network (NTEN), the Montana Space Grant Consortium and the Museum of the Rockies.