Videos: New Horizons-Pluto and Voyager-Neptune fly-by discussions

The videos have been posted of the panels in Monday’s two-part NASA event (see earlier posting) about the New Horizons Pluto mission and comparing that probe’s passing the orbit of Neptune with the 25th anniversary of the Voyager 2 fly-by of Neptune.

A panel discussion of the New Horizons project:

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NASA’s Mission to Pluto was a two part televised science event at NASA headquarters on August 25 – the same date that the agency’s New Horizons spacecraft passed the orbit of Neptune on its way to Pluto and exactly 25 years after the Voyager spacecraft’s encounter with Neptune in 1989. During the first event, entitled NASA’s New Horizons Pluto Mission: Continuing Voyager’s Legacy of Exploration, NASA scientists and officials discussed the two missions.

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Five participants in the Voyager 2 fly-by of  Neptune in 1989 reminisce and compare that event with next year’s New Horizon’s fly by of Pluto:

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NASA’s Mission to Pluto was a two part televised science event at NASA headquarters on August 25 – the same date that the agency’s New Horizons spacecraft passed the orbit of Neptune on its way to Pluto and exactly 25 years after the Voyager spacecraft’s encounter with Neptune in 1989. During the second event, entitled New Horizons-Voyager Connections: Memories from the Team, several New Horizons science team members gave personal accounts of their work during the Voyager Neptune encounter and discussed their new assignments on the Pluto mission.

Alan Stern talks about New Horizons and Uwingu on The Space Show

Alan Stern, principle investigator for the New Horizons mission to Pluto and head of Uwingu, spoke on The Space Show last weekend: Dr. Alan Stern, Sunday, 8-24-14 | Thespaceshow’s Blog.

Listen to the audio:

He discussed the status of the New Horizons spacecraft, which just passed by Neptune, and its fly-by of Pluto next summer. He also talked about Uwingu’s public participation programs including the new Beam Me To Mars activity.

The Space Show this week

The guests and topics on The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, August 25, 2014: 2-3:30 PM PDT (5-6:30 PM EDT, 4-5:30 PM CDT): We welcome back MICHAEL LISTNER, space atty.

2. Tuesday, August 26, 2014:,7-8:30 PM PDT (10-11:30 PM EDT, 9-10:30 PM CDT): We welcome back BOB ZIMMERMAN for space news updates.

3. Friday, August 29, 2014, 9:30 -11 AM PDT (12;30-2 PM EDT; 11:30-1 PM CDT): TBD as I have a conflict with medical follow up appointments. Check the website newsletter for the latest regarding the program for this date as I am working to reschedule the conflicting appointments. I will update the website newsletter as to the status of a program this date no later than Thursday evening. .

4. Sunday, August 31, 2014, 12-1:30 PM PDT (3-4:30 PM EDT, 2-3:30 PM CDT). We welcome back DR. WILLIAM (BILL) ROWE for his new information. We should have our earlier phone line issues resolved and we are looking forward to this program. Find out more about Dr. Rowe’s work at his website, www.femsinspace.com.

See also:
/– The Space Show on Vimeo – webinar videos
/– The Space Show’s Blog – summaries of interviews.
/– The Space Show Classroom Blog – tutorial programs

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