Summary
Mars InSight Roadshow was a traveling exhibit/activity center for education and public outreach in support of the InSight Mars lander and space exploration and space science.[1] Supported by caravan of vehicles, the roadshow functioned as an exhibit for institutions and/or events and also conducted public talks.[2][3][4] The roadshow was staffed by people from the InSight mission, science teams, and/or members of NASA.[5] One of the tasks was to explain the mission and to increase awareness about research and science.[6] The roadshow included talks, exhibits, and activities that were available at certain times and locations as the roadshow travelled to different locations.[7]
History edit
In the summer of 2018, while InSight was coasting through interplanetary space, the Mars InSight roadshow toured southern California in the United States.[8][9][10]
The roadshow visited Turtle Bay Exploration Park.[11]
On April 28, 2018 it visited the Cal Poly (California Polytechnic State University),[12] and on April 29, 2018 Mars InSight Roadshow visited the San Luis Obispo Children's Museum.[13] The roadshow also visited the Santa Maria Discovery Museum, and the Orange Country Discovery Cube.[14][15]
Summer of 2018 tours and location in Southern California (examples):[16][17]
- June 29-July 1, 2018: Santa Ana
- Discovery Cube Orange County
- July 4, 2018 : Pasadena
- AmericaFest at the Rose Bowl
- August 3–5, 2018: San Diego
In August 2018, the Mars InSight Roadshow visited the visitor center of the Goldstone Deep Space Communications array for two days.[19]
On September 20 and 21st of 2018 the roadshow visited Silicon Valley.[20]
Exhibits and staff edit
Examples of exhibits in the traveling roadshow included:[21]
- Make Your Own Marsquake interactive featurette
- Selfie stations
- Scale models of the InSight spacecraft and of planet Mars
- Virtual reality headsets with displays of Mars
Roadshow staff included:[22]
- InSight mission and science staff
- NASA's Mars public engagement team from JPL
- NASA Solar System Ambassadors
References edit
- ^ "NASA Mars Mission Adds Southern California Dates". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ Patrascu, Daniel (2018-03-15). "NASA's Mars InSight Mission Tours California Before First West Coast Launch". autoevolution. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "NASA Mars Mission Adds Southern California Dates". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ Forgione, Mary (29 June 2018). "Take a trip to Mars with a visit to NASA's InSight Roadshow". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ Forgione, Mary (29 June 2018). "Take a trip to Mars with a visit to NASA's InSight Roadshow". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "Take a trip to Mars with a visit to NASA's InSight Roadshow". Los Angeles Times. 29 June 2018.
- ^ mars.nasa.gov. "NASA Mars Mission Tours California". NASA's InSight Mars Lander. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "NASA Mars Mission Adds Southern California Dates". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ Forgione, Mary (29 June 2018). "Take a trip to Mars with a visit to NASA's InSight Roadshow". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ Dispatch, Joselyn VillalobosFor the Desert. "NASA's Mars Roadshow rolls into town this week". vvdailypress.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ Patrascu, Daniel (2018-03-15). "NASA's Mars InSight Mission Tours California Before First West Coast Launch". autoevolution. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "NASA Mars InSight Mission Visiting Cal Poly April 28". Cal Poly News. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "NASA's Mars Insight Roadshow". 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Mars InSight Roadshow arrives in Santa Maria | Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum". Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "Mars Insight Roadshow - Discovery Cube OC". oc.discoverycube.org. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "NASA Mars Mission Adds Southern California Dates". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "NASA Mars Mission Adds Southern California Dates". spaceref.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "Mars Insight Roadshow to Visit San Diego Air & Space Museum". PassPort to San Diego. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ Dispatch, Joselyn VillalobosFor the Desert. "NASA's Mars Roadshow rolls into town this week". vvdailypress.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ Lozano, Sharon (2018-09-14). "Sept. 20-21 Mars InSight Roadshow Visits NASA in Silicon Valley". NASA. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "Mars Insight Roadshow to Visit San Diego Air & Space Museum". PassPort to San Diego. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "Mars Insight Roadshow to Visit San Diego Air & Space Museum". PassPort to San Diego. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
External links edit
- NASA - NASA Mars Mission Tours California - March 14, 2018