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July 8th, 2016
Courtesy: VMMEPP
A special salute is being staged to celebrate 40 years on Mars – a retro-look at the pioneering work of men and women engaged in the U.S. Viking project – the effort that enabled the first U.S. surface mission to the Red Planet.
The event is to be held July 16th at Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver, Colorado.
This engaging reflection on the past and future of Mars exploration is made possible by the Viking Mars Missions Education & Preservation Project (VMMEPP).
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Veteran Viking members
From 10am to 4pm the public can meet veteran Viking Mission Team Members that served in roles from Science and Engineering to Testing and Mission Operations from the many institutes and NASA Centers that designed, built, and operated all three craft – the Titan IIIE booster, the Viking Orbiters, and the Viking Landers.
This writer along with author Andy Chaikin will be there to autograph books and share insights and reflections on Viking, the Mars Underground, and what’s ahead in Red Planet exploration.
Among other speakers, Jim Rice of Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity will talk about those missions including current findings, as well as Alejandro M. San Martin, JPL, Chief Engineer for Guidance and Control.
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Resources
This event is sponsored by Lockheed Martin in partnership with The Space Foundation and Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum.
VMMEPP is a 501©(3) nonprofit, preserving the history and artifacts from the Viking Mission, the first successful combined Orbiter and Lander Mars missions to Mars.
VMMEPP is partnering with institutions worldwide to share the educational and historical materials through exhibits, an online Viking Museum with original material for research, engineering, and historical documents and images, and presentations of current and Viking materials in person and through webcast events.
For more information on the July 16 event, go to:
http://wingsmuseum.org/event-calendar/viking-mars-missions-education-preservation-project/
For detailed information on VMMEPP, go to:
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