Space Day 2003, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium, will take place on Saturday, April 12, 2003 in the HUB-Robeson Center on the Penn State University Park Campus.

For directions to University Park, and campus maps, please visit: http://www.psu.edu/ur/visitors.html.

 

The Penn State Mars Society will have a booth at the event.  We will be exhibiting both our chapter’s work, as well as the work of the International Mars Society.

 

Saturday, April 12, 2003
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Penn State University Park Campus in the HUB-Robeson Center

For more information:  http://www.psu.edu/spacegrant/spaceday/

We cordially invite you to join us as we celebrate Space Day 2003 at Penn State. The unique event combines sophisticated exhibits related to Penn State research with presentations and hands-on activities for all ages.

This year's Space Day event will be very special as we remember the seven astronauts of the Space Shuttle Columbia. We honor and celebrate their dreams and passion for research and exploration. A journal will be available for guests to write their condolences and thoughts. We will send the journal to the families of the Space Shuttle crew.

Find out how participants in the 2001 celebration responded to the question "Why Should We Explore Space?"

Highlights

• Penn State research & activities related to
• Planet Earth and our planetary neighbors
• Extra-solar planets
• Stars, black holes, galaxies and gamma ray bursts
• Life in extreme environments
• Deep sea science along the Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Changes in atmospheric composition and global climate change
• Chemistry mysteries unveiled
• Mars research rovers and satellite technology
• Planes and real rocket science!
• Computer technology and how the Internet works
  
  
• Keynote Presentation by Astronaut Jim Pawelczyk
   
• Special Presentation by NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador Ann Schmiedekamp
   
• Space Shuttle Blake tours
   
• Star Lab Planetarium Tours
   
• Educator Workshop: Mission to Mars and Beyond (for K-6 Grade Educators)
   
• Interactive Activities Aligned with PA Education Standards
   
• Giveaways for Educator and Students
   
• Learn more about NASA education resources, the new NASA Educator Astronaut Program and NASA Explorer Schools! Dennis Christopher, NASA Aerospace Education Specialist, will provide resources and be available for questions.

 

Kevin Sloan
Penn State Mars Society

http://www.clubs.psu.edu/mars
The Pennsylvania Chapter of the Mars Society
http://chapters.marssociety.org/pa