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Footsteps to Mars Hangout, Feb 2017, virtual
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The American Astronautical Society’s next “hangout” will take place on February 2, 2017 at 3:00 pm ET. The topic is “Footsteps to Mars; Meeting in Space to Make the Journey Possible.”
Hangout hosts Tony Darnell, Alberto Conti and Harley Thronson will discuss the topic with Tim Cichan from Lockheed Martin and Rick Davis from NASA Headquarters. Watch on YouTube or the Deep Astronomy channel, which also has a chat function. Details are in the emailed announcement, which is reproduced below.
“Footsteps to Mars: Meeting in Space to
Make the Journey Possible”
Thursday, February 2, 3:00 pm ET
Senior NASA leadership has often observed that humans are closer to their first mission to Mars than ever before in history.
In our next Hangout we will discuss how rendezvous, resupply, and refueling in orbit may make possible affordable early human missions to the Red Planet. These assessments are based on studies conducted in support of the recent successful Achieving Mars IV Workshop.
Join Tony Darnell, Harley Thronson and Alberto Conti as they discuss with Tim Cichan (Lockheed Martin) and Richard (Rick) Davis (NASA HQ) the capabilities available today and under development to reduce the risk of those initial voyages.
The best place to watch the hangout will be on YouTube, broadcast on the Deep Astronomy Channel.
Remember to use #FootstepsToMars Hashtag on Twitter.
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