NASA to go to Mars to celebrate STEAM activities – Mars, Pennsylvania, that is
On Friday, May 31, NASA is scheduled to return to Mars – Mars, Pennsylvania that is. NASA will be returning to the town named after the Red Planet to celebrate Mars exploration and to share the agency’s excitement about landing astronauts on the Moon in five years. Returning to the Moon with NASA’s Artemis program will play an important role in preparing for future crewed missions to the Red Planet.
At the invitation of the borough of Mars, NASA will provide exhibits, activities and speakers Friday through Sunday, June 2. Participants will include:
- Honorable Gregg Hartung, Mayor of Mars
- Douglas Terrier, NASA chief technologist
- Missy Gralish, spokesperson for Mars Exploration Celebration Event
Terrier will be available for interviews from 11:30 a.m. to noon Saturday to talk about NASA’s Moon to Mars plans, as well as how technology developed for space exploration often finds other purposes here on Earth – including in Mars, Pennsylvania.
This is NASA’s third time participating in the Mars celebration with science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) activities. Through events like this, the agency aims to inspire the next generation of explorers to pursue careers in these fields and join NASA’s mission to the Moon and Mars.
Highlights this year include:
- A half-scale model of NASA’s InSight lander, the most recent mission to land on Mars
- A mini robotic rover named ROV-E, used to engage students in STEAM
- An augmented reality experience of Gale Crater, created with real data from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover
- A model of NASA’s Mars Helicopter, a vehicle that will accompany the next rover when it lands on the Red Planet in 2020
- A “make your own quake” jump station
For a complete list of activities planned for the Mars Exploration Celebration in Pennsylvania, visit: http://www.marsnewyear.com .
(Source: NASA)
~ Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today / Connect with Richard on Facebook and Twitter
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