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Expedition to Piton volcano, Reunion Island
Posted by Rosaly Lopes on 2010/10/02 11:05 CDT
It so happens that there is a Calderas Workshop going on the same week as DPS and I was invited to talk about planetary calderas. I chose several on Venus, Mars and Io to focus on.
Posted by 5thstar on 2009/06/23 07:48 CDT
In 1995, 572 astronaut applicants were narrowed down to 125 based on their resumes and English scores, then down to 48 based on paper exams and brief medical checks. These 48 candidates went through a week of comprehensive medical checks and job interviews.
Posted by John Smith on 2009/06/07 12:01 CDT
Each Titan flyby is not a fork in the road, but rather a Los Angeles style cloverleaf in terms of the dizzying number of possible destinations. So how did our current and future plans for the path of the Cassini spacecraft come to be? That's the question Dave Seal put to me since that's my job -- I am a tour designer.
Canto IV: A Cog in the Wheel, a New Star in the Sky
Posted by David Seal on 2009/06/06 01:02 CDT
David Seal talks about his experience working with Kevin Beurle.
Posted by David Seal on 2009/06/02 01:58 CDT
David Seal muses on his time as the mission planner for Cassini, and the history behind its name, and astronomy in Rome.
The Martian Craters Asimov and Danielson
Posted by Ken Edgett on 2009/05/27 12:41 CDT | 2 comments
The Martian Craters Asimov and Danielson
Posted by Jim Bell on 2009/05/04 12:46 CDT
Jim Bell describes his proposal to join the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Cameras science team.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/02/18 09:54 CST
It's a legal holiday here in the U.S. (President's day), and my daughter's babysitter is taking the day off, so I won't be getting much work done today. But I thought I'd check in to share the fact that, as we got out of the car last week, my daughter pointed up in the sky at the crescent moon and said "Dat!" so I gave her the word, "Moon."
Posted by Cherilynn Morrow on 2007/09/14 11:27 CDT
Cherilynn Morrow shares her experiences at the launch of Kaguya.
Europa on Earth: The Sulfur Springs of Borup Fiord Pass, Ellesmere Island
Posted by Stephen Grasby on 2006/07/19 04:00 CDT
From June 21 to July 6, 2006, a four-person team traveled to Borup Fiord Pass to perform geological field studies to compare with satellite images.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/10/24 11:05 CDT
I've just come home from Caltech, where I saw author Dava Sobel give a presentation on her latest book, The Planets.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/07/05 09:40 CDT
So yesterday, after covering the Deep Impact press conference at JPL and recording for Planetary Radio, my husband and I drove to his parents' house for an Independence Day barbeque. When I explained the nature of the Deep Impact mission my mother-in-law exclaimed, "What! What gives you the right to go around smashing up a comet that was minding its own business?"
Watching Spirit Launch to Mars
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2003/06/10 09:27 CDT
Spirit has successfully launched to Mars, and I was there with members of the science team to witness it.
The Stories Behind the Voyager Mission: Ed Stone
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2002/09/05 12:00 CDT
Edward C. Stone, an internationally renowned physicist, signed on as Project Scientist of the Voyager mission in 1972, responsible for coordinating the efforts of 11 teams of researchers.
The Stories Behind the Voyager Mission: Jurrie van der Woude
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2002/09/05 12:00 CDT
Jurrie van der Woude worked for 25 years in the Jet Propulsion's Laboratory's Public Affairs Office as Image Coordinator. It was Jurrie who, working closely with the Voyager imaging team, chose the best images to release to the press.
The Stories Behind the Voyager Mission: Bruce Murray
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2002/09/05 12:00 CDT
Bruce C. Murray served as the only geologist on the team planning the Grand Tour, which was cancelled by NASA in 1972, but which led to Voyager the same year. He later became the Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a position he held from 1976 to 1982, the early glory years of the mission.
The Stories Behind the Voyager Mission: Charles Kohlhase
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2002/09/05 12:00 CDT
Charles Kohlhase served as Mission Design Manager for Voyager from 1974 to 1989. He brought more than a decade's worth of experience working on the Mariner and Viking missions to the position.
The Stories Behind the Voyager Mission: Bud Schurmeier
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2002/09/05 12:00 CDT
Harris 'Bud' Schurmeier served as the first Project Manager for the Voyager mission. In 1976, just before the twin spacecraft launched, he became Assistant Lab Director at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
The Stories Behind the Voyager Mission: Linda Morabito Kelly
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2002/09/05 12:00 CDT
Linda Morabito Kelly began working at Jet Propulsion Laboratories while still a student at the University of Southern California. In 1974, she accepted a fulltime position as an engineer in the Satellite Ephemeris Development and Orbit Determination section JPL.
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