I won't be able to see the live broadcast since I will be in Dewey on that day
for the spectroscopy meeting. For those of you who will have access to a fast
internet connection at that time you at least can enjoy the excitement!

-Scott


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>From: mpml@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mpml@yahoogroups.com] On
>Behalf Of Ron Baalke
>Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 10:17 AM
>To: Minor Planet Mailing List
>Subject: {MPML} Rosetta Flyby of Asteroid Steins Press
>Conference Set for Sept. 6
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>http://rosetta.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=43347
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>Rosetta fly-by of asteroid Steins: press conference (first results &
>images)
>
>European Space Agency
>04 Sep 2008
>
>First results and images from Rosetta's fly-by of asteroid
>Steins will be presented at a press conference, which will be
>webcast live, on Saturday 6 September starting at 12:00 CEST.
>
>A number of presentations will be made during the press
>conference covering the Rosetta mission, the challenge of
>implementing the fly-by, and the first results and images.
>
>Schedule of presentations for the Rosetta Steins Fly-By Press
>Conference
>
>Follow this link to view the press conference:
><http://www.esa.int/rosetta>(no special plug-ins are required;
>the video will be available shortly before the start of the
>press conference ).
>Start time Presentation Speaker
>
>12:00 Welcome and introduction David Southwood, Director of
>Science and Robotic Exploration, ESA 12:10 Rosetta: the status
>of the mission Gerhard Schwehm, Rosetta Mission Manager & Head
>of Solar System Science Operations Division, ESA 12:20 Rosetta
>and the study of asteroids Rita Schulz, Rosetta Project
>Scientist, ESA 12:30 The fly-by of Steins – stretching
>Rosetta’s limits Andrea Accomazzo, Rosetta Spacecraft
>Operations Manager, ESA 12:40 Steins: first images and results
>Uwe Keller, OSIRIS camera Principal Investigator, Max Planck
>Institut für Sonnensystemforschung 12:50 ESA's plans for
>asteroid and space debris monitoring Gaele Winters, Director
>of Operations and Infrastructure, ESA 13:00 Questions &
>Answers session, followed by interview opportunities for the media
>
>The press conference will be held at the premises of the
>European Space Operations Centre (ESA-ESOC), Robert-Bosch
>Strasse 5, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany
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