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Planetary Society/LEGO Company Press Conference
For Immediate Release
October 15, 2002
Contact
Mat Kaplan
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1-626-793-5100
The Planetary Society and the LEGO Company have teamed with NASA to include the Red Rover Goes to Mars project in the 2003 Mars Exploration Rover mission. This joint initiative will include unprecedented opportunities for hands-on public participation in the mission, details of which will be announced at a Student Press Conference held at the World Space Congress in Houston.
The Planetary Society and the LEGO Company have teamed with NASA to include the Red Rover Goes to Mars project in the 2003 Mars Exploration Rover mission. This joint initiative will include unprecedented opportunities for hands-on public participation in the mission, details of which will be announced at a Student Press Conference held at the World Space Congress in Houston.
The Student Press Conference participants will include over 150 middle school and high school students and educators from the greater Houston area, who will be joining the professional journalists in questioning the press conference panel.
We invite you to attend The Planetary Society and LEGO Company press conference in Houston.
Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2002
Time: 11:00-11:45 AM
Location: George R. Brown Convention Center, Hall C, AIAA Exhibitor Presentation Theatre, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston
To attend, please register as media with the World Space Congress.
About The Planetary Society
The Planetary Society is the world's largest and most influential space interest organization. Founded in 1980 by astronomer Carl Sagan with Bruce Murray and Louis Friedman of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit is led today by CEO Jenn Vaughn and championed by Chief Ambassador Bill Nye. Members and donors fund programs in science and technology, public outreach, and advocacy. This work advances the exploration of space, the search for life beyond Earth, and the defense of our planet from dangerous asteroids and comets. Learn more at planetary.org.
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