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In addition to the full schedule below, both days will have the following ongoing events and displays:
- Touch a piece of Mars (!!!); A fragment of a real martian meteorite discovered in Sultanate of Oman.
- See a full-size mockup of the XCOR Lynx sub-orbital vehicle
- A space-themed art show with over 50 works of art including 4 original pieces just for Planetfest.
- Hands-on science activities for kids of all ages (build your own Martian sundial, dirty comets workstation, First Robotics demonstrations)
- A full-size model of the Curiosity rover that will land on Mars
- Demonstrations and hands-on workstations for NASA Eyes on the Solar System and Google Mars
- XBoxes with the Mars Rover Landing Game
- The Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) used in the current Mars rover mission and other future tech from Honeybee Robotics
- A room full of presentations and displays about the future of space from our sponsors
- More events as soon as we can tell you!
Please note that due to the nature of this event, this schedule is subject to change without notice.
Last updated 7:40pm PDT, 8/2/12.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Time: 2 pm - 11pm+
Master of Ceremonies: Bruce Betts (The Planetary Society)
| Time (PDT) | Action/Title | Who/Notes | Duration (min) |
| 1:00 | Will call and ticket sales open | 30 | |
| ~1:30 | Open doors | Exhibits, planetary videos on giant screen | 30 |
| 2:00 | Welcomes | Bill Nye (TPS), Bruce Betts (TPS) | 10 |
| 2:10 | MSL Entry, Descent, and Landing and Beyond | Rob Manning (JPL) | 30 |
| 2:40 | Selection of the MSL Landing Site | Matt Golombek (JPL) | 30 |
| 3:10 |
New Visions for Humans in Space |
Moderator: George Whitesides (Virgin Galactic). Panel: David Giger (SpaceX). Andrew Nelson (XCOR). Peter Diamandis (X Prize) | 30 |
| 3:40 |
Exploring Mars: Following the Water |
Scott Hubbard (TPS/Stanford) | 25 |
| 4:05 |
Ray Bradbury Tribute |
Lou Friedman (TPS)Video of Bradbury reading a poem at JPLPoem readings by Robert Picardo | 20 |
| 4:25 |
The Bradbury Imperative: We Must Explore |
Andrew Chaikin | 25 |
| 4:50 |
Postcards from Mars: Update on Science and Exploration from Spirit and Opportunity, and Expectations for Curiosity |
Jim Bell (TPS/ASU) | 25 |
| 5:15 | JPL leadership/NASA VIPs | Charles Elachi (JPL Director) and possible VIPs from NASA. Exact time is subject to change and other talks will flex around this. | 30 |
| 5:45 |
Create, Educate, Advocate |
Bill Nye (TPS) and special guests | 25 |
| 6:10 |
Mars Direct |
Bob Zubrin (Mars Society) | 25 |
| 6:35 | Rockets to Robots | Mark Sirangelo (Sierra Nevada Corporation) | 25 |
| 7:00 | Dinner Break | Exhibits, slides, and videos on giant screen and on webcast | 75 |
| 8:15 | NASA VIP | NASA VIP | 15 |
| 8:30 |
The Planetary Society and Mars |
Bruce Betts (TPS) | 15 |
| 8:45 |
Video conference connection with other Planetfest sites |
15 | |
| 9:00 |
Approximate start of the live JPL/NASA feed. We will cut to for important information or if we are winding down in content |
A dedicated person will monitor the NASA feed to make sure we cut over for important material. | 0 |
| 9:00 |
Content (details below) plus go in and out of NASA feed. - Eyes on the Solar System Mars EDL presentation: what to expect - Calls with MSL science team and TPS at JPL - Greetings |
Order and timing of individual pieces in this block are all subject to change. Casey Dreier (TPS) Jim Bell (TPS/ASU) and Emily Lakdawalla (TPS) Paul Damphousse (NSS) |
90 |
| 10:31p |
Approx landing time with entire time surrounding this with Planetfest commentary in addition to NASA TV feed |
Bruce Betts (TPS), Bill Nye (TPS) | 30 |
| 11:00 | Planned end of NASA feed until press conference | 0 | |
| 11:00 | Check ins with people at JPL.Group Q and A with cutting to NASA feed when it restarts. NASA press conference via feed | Check in with Jim Bell (TPS/ASU) and Emily Lakdawalla (TPS) at JPL. | 60 |
| 12:00+ |
Close doors or flexible depending on NASA press conference time |
0 |
