Science magazine has picked its top science news for the year 2005. In the runner-up position is 2004's "planetary blitz" in which we had probes surveying Mars, the Moon, Saturn and more.
Hmmm...this looks interesting. NASA and the ESA are doing a joint press briefing to discuss Titan and Mars. Tune your televisions to NASA TV on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at 10:00 AM EST.
Continue reading "Joint Briefing"
The Mars Journal, a peer-reviewed online scholarly journal has come out with its first two papers.
Paul Anderson has (re)launched his website as a blog. Please visit The Meridiani Journal!
Still about 500 e-mails behind (new ones just keep coming in), so I have a feeling that these summary postings are going to be the mode of operations until I get caught up.
NASA will hold a one hour briefing (starting at 9:00 AM—I presume EDT but it doesn't say—on Monday, September 19, 2005) concerning the Exploration Systems Architecture Study. The White House has backed NASA's plans for the new architecture. No details on how they will address the gap between the stated retirement date for the shuttle (2010) and the first flights of the CEV (2012). If all goes well, look for a return to the Moon in 2018. Here are some shots of the proposed shuttle-derived launchers as well as proposed changes to processing, etc.
Continue reading "Another Big Update"
Unfortunately, I'm not in the neighborhood...but if you are, JPL is having an open house on May 14 and 15. Free admission, access to scientists and engineers, lots of nifty stuff to look at! Call 818-354-0112 for more information.
The report of the Aldridge Commission will be available on June 10, 2004 at 9:30 AM via a link on this NASA site. There will be a press conference at 11:00 AM. Presumably the press conference will be available on NASA TV.
There's still time to register for this year's MarsWeek 2004 Conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on April 9th-11th, but hurry up. Space will be limited.
This year's program includes Dr. James Garvin (Mars Exploration Program Scientist, NASA Headquarters), Dr. Peter Diamandis (Chairman, X PRIZE Foundation & CEO, Zero Gravity Corporation), Dr. Grace Tan-Wang (Mars Exploration Rover Mission), Dr. Tim Glover (NASA Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory), Dr. Andrew Kadak (MIT Department of Nuclear Engineering), Dr. Olivier de Weck (MIT Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics), Dr. Thomas Jarchow (MIT Artificial Gravity Team) and Christopher Carr (MIT Man-Vehicle Laboratory).
Long time Mars enthusiast and filmmaker James Cameron will be speaking at the 7th International Mars Society Convention this year:
World famous filmmaker and undersea explorer James Cameron has announced that he will be coming to speak at the 7th International Mars Society convention in Chicago this summer. As part of his special plenary talk, Cameron will show the first incredible clips of his expedition to explore a community of extremophile hydrothermal life forms living in and near hydrothermal vents 3000 ft below the Atlantic. The deep expedition included two crewed submarines commanding a flotilla of telerobots. Many of the extraordinary life forms filmed had never been seen before by humans. The presentation of this footage at the Mars Society convention will be the first public viewing of this remarkable film anywhere.So, if you want to see a real exploration mission in action in a bizarre alien world, and hear the expedition's story first-hand from the person who led it, this will be your chance.
The 7th International Mars Society Convention will be held at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Chicago IL, August 19th-22nd, 2004. In addition to Cameron's talk, the convention will features over a hundred other talks, panels, and debates concerning every aspect of robotic and human exploration and settlement of Mars. Registration is now open at www.marssociety.org.
Professor Colin Pillinger will be discussing the legacy of the British Beagle 2 Mars mission at the Royal Society on March 8th, 2004. Viewers will get a chance to ask questions during this webcasted event (via What On Mars).