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Planetary Society/LEGO Company Press Conference
For Immediate Release
October 15, 2002
Contact
Mat Kaplan
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1-626-793-5100
The Planetary Society and the LEGO Company have teamed with NASA to include the Red Rover Goes to Mars project in the 2003 Mars Exploration Rover mission. This joint initiative will include unprecedented opportunities for hands-on public participation in the mission, details of which will be announced at a Student Press Conference held at the World Space Congress in Houston.
The Planetary Society and the LEGO Company have teamed with NASA to include the Red Rover Goes to Mars project in the 2003 Mars Exploration Rover mission. This joint initiative will include unprecedented opportunities for hands-on public participation in the mission, details of which will be announced at a Student Press Conference held at the World Space Congress in Houston.
The Student Press Conference participants will include over 150 middle school and high school students and educators from the greater Houston area, who will be joining the professional journalists in questioning the press conference panel.
We invite you to attend The Planetary Society and LEGO Company press conference in Houston.
Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2002
Time: 11:00-11:45 AM
Location: George R. Brown Convention Center, Hall C, AIAA Exhibitor Presentation Theatre, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston
To attend, please register as media with the World Space Congress.
About The Planetary Society
With a global community of more than 2 million space enthusiasts, The Planetary Society is the world’s largest and most influential space advocacy organization. Founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman and today led by CEO Bill Nye, we empower the public to take a meaningful role in advancing space exploration through advocacy, education outreach, scientific innovation, and global collaboration. Together with our members and supporters, we’re on a mission to explore worlds, find life off Earth, and protect our planet from dangerous asteroids. To learn more, visit www.planetary.org.
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