Students Invited to Participate in Three Educational Events
Washington, DC
April 22, 2003
An array of Webcast specials designed to capture
young people's imagination about the thrill of space exploration
and future of flight will take place on Space
Day, Thursday, May 1st. Students, teachers and space enthusiasts
around the world can participate in three unique events.
Cyber Space Day Webcast -- 12 Noon to 1:00 p.m.
(ET)
The line-up kicks off with the annual Cyber
Space Day, which is broadcast from Washington, DC via satellite
and the Internet. Hosted by CBS correspondent Joie Chen and Bianca
Baker, teenage reporter for NASA's SCIence
Files, the live Webcast will offer viewers the opportunity
to interact with some of the nation's foremost astronauts, scientists
and experts working on the next generation of space planes.
Guests will include: Senator John Glenn, co-chair
of Space Day; NASA's Deputy Administrator
and former astronaut, Fred Gregory; NASA's Morphing Program Manager,
Anna-Maria McGowan; Garry Lyles, Manager of the Next Generation
Launch Technologies Program at Marshall Space Flight Center; and
Tim McElyea, author of A Vision of Future Space Transportation -
A Visual Guide to the Spacecraft of Tomorrow. Several "stellar"
Design Challenge student teams will be interviewed as well as Anne
Breaks, aspiring astronaut and Canadian teenager who will share
her dreams about space exploration. Space experts will answer e-mail
questions live during the Webcast. To access the Webcast log on
to: www.spaceday.org.
Countdown to Mars -- 1:00-2:00 p.m. (ET)
The one-hour broadcast/webcast will offer a behind-the-scenes
look at one of the most significant missions of the Space Age --
MER, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover project. Hosted by Bill Nye "The
Science Guy", the program will invite students to conduct science
and engineering experiments just like those of the actual NASA researchers.
Documentary sequences capture the years of development getting the
rovers to their June and July launch windows at the Kennedy Space
Center. Viewers throughout North America can interact via e-mail
as 250 students participate on camera in hands-on experiments. The
program originates live at DePaul University in Chicago and NASA's
Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. Guests include many of the
NASA scientists, engineers and technicians who have been working
on the MER project. It will be seen nationally on participating
PBS stations (Check local listings), NASA-TV and online. (Visit
http://passporttoknowledge.com/mars)
NASA Quest Webcast -- 2:00-3:00 p.m. (ET)
In March, NASA invited teachers and students to develop
and submit their preliminary designs for robot "helpers" in tandem
with those now being developed to assist astronauts aboard the International
Space Station. During this Webcast, members of NASA's ISS Robot
Challenge team will review students' final submissions and answer
questions online. (Visit http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/space/robotdesign)
Established in 1997, the Space
Day initiative is dedicated to the advancement of science,
technology, engineering and math by inspiring young people to realize
the vision of our space pioneers. Each year, more than 75 Space
Day Partners and Associates
organize local events in communities across North America. These
three Webcasts, designated as official Space
Day events, serve as informative and entertaining learning
tools to further the mission of Space Day, which is supported by
the non-profit Space Day Foundation.
CYBER SPACE DAY
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The Webcast will be available at www.spaceday.org/en/teachers/cyberday.php
and via satellite on Space Day 2003,
May 1 from Noon - 1 p.m. ET. The Webcast can be viewed using either
Windows Media Player or Real Player. These applications can be downloaded
free of charge at www.spaceday.org/en/teachers/cyberday.php.
The satellite coordinates are:
C Band:
Telstar 5 C band
Transponder 6
Downlink: 3820 Horizontal |
KU:
Telstar 5 KU band
Transponder 25
Downlink: 12144 Vertical |
Also available at www.spaceday.org.
Just click on "Cyber Space Day".
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COUNTDOWN TO MARS
- can be seen over the air if carried by local participating PBS
stations (check local listings). The satellite coordinates are:
KU-band:
AMC-3 (GE-3) / K19 (transponder 19), 87 degrees West
Downlink frequency 12080 MHz, Horizontal. Stereo audio on 6.2 and
6.8 MHz.
This is a non-encrypted analog signal. Close captioned.
Subject to last minute pre-emption for NASA events,
the program can also be accessed through the NASA-TV signal:
C-band:
AMC-2 transponder 9C, 85 degrees West
Downlink frequency 3880 MHz, Vertical. Mono audio on 6.8 MHz.
This is a non-encrypted analog signal.
The program will also be streamed on the web by NASA-TV
partners, and may also be accessed via http://passporttoknowledge.com/mars
Contact:
Linda Walker-Hill
703-425-6532
lwh@erols.com
Allan Childers
202-833-8121
achilders@devillier.com
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