Program Schedule

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8736. Life Before Launch - You're less than a year away from mission launch. What is your work life like?
Moderator: Trina Ray

Our panelists will share their experiences, detailing the rigorous preparations, last-minute adjustments, and the emotional highs and lows of life before launch.
Lenny Dorsky, Varoujan Gorjian PhD, Melora Larson, Michael Ravine, Trina Ray
 FRI 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm, Los Angeles A

8747. Mission Updates: The latest news from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Moderator: Krys Blackwood

Join engineers and scientists from NASA's JPL to hear the latest and greatest about missions to Mars, Europa, and Venus - plus new Earth science which aims to understand our own planet.
Krys Blackwood, Chris Butler, Varoujan Gorjian PhD, Melora Larson, Alfred Nash, Seth Potter
 SAT 10:00 am - 11:15 am, Los Angeles A

8799. Taking the Earth's Temperature: The Impact of Climate Change
Moderator: Melora Larson

Putting specialized cameras and other sensors in Earth orbit allow us to keep an eye on the health of plants and cities around the globe. There are several currently orbiting missions (ECOSTRESS, EMIT, OCO-3 and more) and some planned follow-on missions that are keeping an eye on the surface temperatures around the globe, the carbon and methane emissions around the globe, and the movement of dust around the globe. What these missions have taught us, and what more we can learn from the planned missions will be discussed.
Tad Daley, Melora Larson, Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, Alfred Nash, Jules Rivera, Jane Shevtsov
 SAT 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm, Los Angeles A

8668. Black Holes Don't Suck!
Moderator: Varoujan Gorjian

Are black holes really the vacuum cleaners of the Universe? What role do they play in the evolution of stars and Galaxies? People can come and learn about all of the weird and amazing characteristics of black holes and see why they don't suck!
Bino Gopal, Varoujan Gorjian PhD, Melora Larson, Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, Peter Merlin, Dr. Harry Kloor
 SAT 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm, Los Angeles A