From NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Some events subject to change and might be accompanied by a news release or media advisory. To cover events at JPL, RSVP to Media Relations at 818-354-5011 or numbers listed below.
The JPL Media Relations Office will be closed for Memorial Day, Monday, May 30.
MAY 14-15: JPL OPEN HOUSE
JPL welcomes the public for its annual Open House on Sat., May 14; and Sun., May 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The popular free event includes exhibits, demonstrations and childrens’ activities that highlight JPL’s ongoing research and space exploration. Many scientists and engineers will be on hand to answer questions about how numerous spacecraft study Earth, other planets, and the stars and galaxies beyond our solar system.
Contact: Priscilla Vega 818-354-1357
MAY 17: AQUARIUS PRELAUNCH MISSION AND SCIENCE BRIEFING
In June, NASA is scheduled to launch a new international spacecraft that will make NASA’s first space-based global measurements of salinity – the concentration of salt – on the ocean surface. Aquarius, the NASA-built primary instrument on the Aquarius/SAC-D observatory, provided by Argentina’s space agency, Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE), will provide scientists with a key missing variable in satellite observations of Earth that links ocean circulation, the global balance of freshwater and climate. Other instruments contributed by Argentina, Canada, France and Italy will collect environmental data for a wide range of applications. Details of the mission will be presented in a news briefing at NASA Headquarters in Washington on May 17 at 10 a.m. PDT, and will be aired on NASA Television.
http://www.nasa.gov/aquarius
Contact: Alan Buis 818-354-0474
http://www.nasa.gov/aquarius
Contact: Alan Buis 818-354-0474
MAY 22-26: ASTRONOMERS AMASS IN BOSTON
One of the oldest disciplines, astronomy, will be the topic of discussion in one of the oldest American cities -- Boston. The 218th meeting of the American Astronomical Society will meet at Boston's Westin Copley Place. Scientists will report news from NASA's Spitzer and WISE missions, as well as the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory, which has important NASA contributions. News conferences will highlight some discoveries.
Contact: Whitney Clavin 818-648-9734
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JUNE 6: JPL TWEETUP
JPL will host a full-day planetary exploration Tweetup for approximately 120 Twitter followers. Tweetup participants will tour JPL and interact with JPL scientists and engineers working on current and future missions. The visit will include an opportunity to see the Curiosity Mars rover before it ships to Florida to prepare for a November launch.
Contact: Veronica McGregor 818-354-9452
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