K12> [NASA Quest Discuss] May 1 is Space Day!

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To: NASA Quest <NASAQuest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Yohan Ferreira <cassini@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 23:27:21 +0600
Subject: [NASA Quest Discuss] May 1 is Space Day!

Hello Everybody!

May 1 has some very special offerings online:

On Space Day, you can participate in the lively Cyber Space Day 
Webcasts.  Youngsters and space enthusiasts can interact "live" with a wide 
range of aviation and aerospace experts who are currently working on the next 
generation of space planes. The event is one of many exciting activities that 
will occur on Space Day 2003...Celebrating the Future of Flight.

* 9am - 10am Pacific (Noon-1pm Eastern, 1600-1700 GMT)
   Cyber Space Day Webcast

This is available at http://www.spaceday.org/en/teachers/cyberday.php . It's 
also available via satellite. Go to the Web page to get the satellite 
coordinates. Guests will include Senator John Glenn, co-chair of Space Day; 
Fred Gregory, Deputy Administrator for NASA; Anna-Maria McGowan, manager for 
the futuristic Morphing Program at Langley Research Center; and Garry Lyles, 
manager of the Next Generation Launch Technologies Program and several experts 
in aerospace and aviation. Several students who developed "Stellar" solutions 
to this year's Space Day Design Challenges that focus on aviation and aerospace 
in the 21st century will take be interviewed.

* 10am - 11am Pacific (1pm-2pm Eastern, 1700-1800 GMT)
   Countdown to Mars

Hosted by Bill Nye, the "Science Guy," this television special offers a 
behind-the-scenes look at NASA's 2003 Mars Exploration Rover project. 
Originating from DePaul University in Chicago and NASA's Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory in Pasadena, the program will air nationally on PBS stations and 
NASA-TV.
Log on to http://passporttoknowledge.com/mars .

* 11am - Noon Pacific (2pm-3pm Eastern, 1800-1900 GMT)
    NASA Quest Robot Design Challenge Webcast

This March, NASA invited teachers and students to submit designs for robot 
"helpers" to assist astronauts aboard the International Space Station. NASA's 
ISS Robot Challenge team will review students' submissions and answer questions 
online. These robot experts will also reveal the design that they are currently 
working on. Log on to 
<http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/space/robotdesign>http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/space/robotdesign
 
for more information and join the webcast from 
http://quest.nasa.gov/calendar/may03.html

Hope to see you online!

The NASA Quest Team

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