Mars Perseverance — Get Ready to Explore!
Virtual eventThe Perseverance rover is just days away from its scheduled landing on Mars! NESSP is very excited to welcome Trevor Graff from NASA Johnson Space Center for one of our expert chats.
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Mars Perseverance Rover Landing
Virtual eventOn Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover makes its final descent to the Red Planet. The NASA TV broadcast from Mission Control starts at 11:15 a.m. PST. Perseverance will touch down at approximately 12:55 p.m. PST.
Explore Moon to Mars: Investigating Craters from the Earth, Moon, Mars and Beyond
The NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University is providing a 1-hour webinar. The NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University is providing a 1-hour webinar. Join us as we highlight NASA’s Artemis program that is preparing to put the First Woman and the Next Man on the Moon by 2024. Come learn […]
Helicopter Flight Preview Webinar
Virtual eventIn early April, the Mars Ingenuity helicopter will attempt the first-ever powered flight on Mars. Join an interactive webinar on April 5 at 10:30 Pacific, to hear members of the Ingenuity and Perseverance rover teams describe how they will support the helicopter when it takes to the skies. Bring your questions and ask them in the chat!
Experts Discuss NASA’s Mars Helicopter
Virtual eventSafe flight, Ingenuity! - As NASA prepares to make history with the first powered flight on another planet, we hope you’ll share the anticipation with your audiences. Make a model, share a video, craft a propeller, and build your own paper helicopter. Tune in on April 8 at 10am Pacific to hear engineer Taryn Bailey answer K-12 student questions about the Ingenuity […]
Kids #AskAnExpert 🪐 Life on Mars!
Virtual eventWhy I'm excited about this event: We're on a mission of our own—to get more youth voices on our radio program! So we've designed a series of kid-specific Zoom call-ins, where we'll give space for our young listeners to ask their questions directly to our amazing experts. This time, geologist and NASA scientist Katie Stack […]
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