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

8785. Starlog and Beyond: The Magazines and Fanzines That Shaped Fandom
Moderator: Karen Willson

Writers and editors of the iconic magazines Starlog, Fangoria, File 770, Star Wars Fan club etc. were eye witnesses and gleeful cheerleaders to the film and television SciFi explosion that started in the late 70s and 80s.
Varoujan Gorjian PhD, Lloyd Penney, Karen Willson, Ben Wallin, Bob Miller
 FRI 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm, Marina

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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

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

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8667. Beyond Earth: The Realities of Space Colonization
Moderator: Eytan Kollin

Join us for a discussion of the practicalities of settling off-planet.
Krys Blackwood, DJ Byrne, Bino Gopal, Varoujan Gorjian PhD, Eytan Kollin, Dr. Harry Kloor
 SUN 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm, Los Angeles A