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Q & A With Steve Squyres, Coming in September
djellison
post Jul 27 2005, 11:46 AM
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As previously reported, there's a great lineup of speakers at the BAA out of London meeting on September 3rd - including MER Principle Investigator Steve Squyres.

Steve has kindly offered some of his time so that we can meet up and do a Q'n'A based on questions submitted by you lot.

Obviously - there will be loads and loads of questions you want to ask and only so much time in which to ask them - however - I'll do what I can to pick as many of the best as I can squeeze in in the time available.

There will be a write up here, obviously, and I will try and record it as an MP3 and post that here as well.

Steve's book 'Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity and the Exploration of the Red Planet' is published next week - and a signed copy will be winging its way to the person submitting the best question! *

If you have questions you want me to pitch to Steve, then drop me an email to doug@rlproject.com with the subject SS Q&A

As a heads up - please take note of the other speakers at the BAA meeting - and if you have specific questions you'd like asked of them - I'll do my best to try and get them in after their presentations at the meeting. The last two ( Profs Greeley and Muller ) are on the Sunday and the Friday respectively, but I will be trying to get down to those presentations as well - but no promises.

-Prof. Carolyn Porco, Principal investigator, Cassini imaging system
-Prof. John Zarnecki, Principal investigator, Huygens surface science
-Prof. Mike A'Hearn, Principal Investigator, Deep Impact,
-Prof. Ron Greeley, Scientist on several planetary missions, Chairman of NASA & NAS Mars exploration panel
-Prof. Jan-Peter Muller, Scientist on Mars Express hi-resolution camera team, University College London.

Doug
* 'best' to be picked by SS and myself on the day smile.gif
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post Jul 27 2005, 12:57 PM
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QUOTE (djellison @ Jul 27 2005, 06:46 AM)
Steve's book 'Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity and the Exploration of the Red Planet' is published next week - and a signed copy will be winging its way to the person submitting the best question! *

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Is Squyres' book available in the USA yet?


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- djellison   Q & A With Steve Squyres   Jul 27 2005, 11:46 AM
- - ljk4-1   QUOTE (djellison @ Jul 27 2005, 06:46 AM)Stev...   Jul 27 2005, 12:57 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jul 27 2005, 12:57 PM)Is...   Jul 27 2005, 01:08 PM
- - CosmicRocker   It's not been too easy finding where he will b...   Jul 31 2005, 06:16 AM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Jul 31 2005, 01:16 AM)....   Aug 2 2005, 03:38 PM
- - djellison   I've had two. Perhaps no one reads the news ...   Jul 31 2005, 09:16 AM
- - CosmicRocker   Darn it. I should have kept my mouth shut. My qu...   Aug 1 2005, 04:09 AM
- - djellison   Yesterday I was tempted to call for questions else...   Aug 1 2005, 06:53 AM
- - remcook   Great initiative Doug! Amazing how this place ...   Aug 1 2005, 04:32 PM
- - Sunspot   You could ask Carolyn Porco to get them to fix the...   Aug 1 2005, 10:36 PM
|- - ljk4-1   QUOTE (Sunspot @ Aug 1 2005, 05:36 PM)You cou...   Aug 2 2005, 01:29 PM
- - paxdan   Question for Steve: Can i have a go please?   Aug 2 2005, 07:13 PM
- - paxdan   Seriously though: Do you think you'll see Spi...   Aug 2 2005, 07:20 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (paxdan @ Aug 2 2005, 07:20 PM)Seriousl...   Aug 2 2005, 09:25 PM
- - deglr6328   QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Aug 2 2005, 01:29 PM)Was...   Aug 2 2005, 11:54 PM
|- - David   QUOTE (deglr6328 @ Aug 2 2005, 11:54 PM)no. I...   Aug 4 2005, 05:57 PM
- - DEChengst   "Steve, I noticed that you're also on the...   Aug 4 2005, 05:52 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (DEChengst @ Aug 4 2005, 05:52 PM)...   Aug 4 2005, 07:24 PM
- - hendric   QUOTE (djellison @ Jul 27 2005, 11:46 AM)Stev...   Aug 5 2005, 03:50 AM
- - deglr6328   How about: "When you are looking at the lates...   Aug 5 2005, 05:39 AM
- - Rxke   deglr6328, that's a beautiful question... I...   Aug 5 2005, 01:53 PM
|- - SFJCody   How about these: Ignoring latitude restrictions, ...   Aug 5 2005, 02:39 PM
|- - odave   Similar to SFJCody's first question: * Given ...   Aug 5 2005, 03:01 PM
- - RNeuhaus   Will Squyres lead as main scientist for the presen...   Aug 5 2005, 06:42 PM
|- - odave   Good thing I blew out of work early - Steve Squyre...   Aug 5 2005, 08:30 PM
- - remcook   Talking about the book...it looks like it is Part ...   Aug 5 2005, 08:38 PM
- - lyford   I just dl'd Steve's interview through the ...   Aug 6 2005, 12:41 AM
- - dot.dk   Ok, some Q's for the great Steve 1. IF one...   Aug 6 2005, 05:30 AM
- - CosmicRocker   Thanks for the link to that audio, odave. It was ...   Aug 6 2005, 06:26 AM
|- - odave   QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Aug 6 2005, 02:26 AM).....   Aug 8 2005, 01:59 PM
- - CosmicRocker   It just occurred to me that since I sent Doug my q...   Aug 6 2005, 07:05 AM
- - Harder   I´m not too confident my question about money ...   Aug 7 2005, 11:50 AM
|- - dilo   Harder, you are the first (I don't want to vio...   Aug 7 2005, 01:21 PM
- - ilbasso   For Steve: "Have you ever browsed the unmann...   Aug 7 2005, 03:52 PM
- - lyford   My humble offerings - more project based than scie...   Aug 7 2005, 06:59 PM
- - brianc   Doug A couple of questions for Steve 1) Does he...   Aug 7 2005, 08:24 PM
- - Gsnorgathon   I've got a couple of questions that are really...   Aug 7 2005, 09:58 PM
- - djellison   From a dribble - it's turned into a waterfall ...   Aug 8 2005, 02:09 PM
- - chuckyvt   Come on guys! Haven't seen any activity ...   Aug 16 2005, 12:09 AM
|- - ljk4-1   QUOTE (chuckyvt @ Aug 15 2005, 07:09 PM)Come ...   Aug 16 2005, 02:15 PM
|- - Marcel   I want to ask him what it is like to be PI of the ...   Aug 16 2005, 02:51 PM
|- - chuckyvt   QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Aug 16 2005, 10:15 AM)Ma...   Aug 17 2005, 03:31 AM
|- - dvandorn   Then go and buy his book... Squyres is very fo...   Aug 17 2005, 07:41 AM
- - craigmcg   I'm curious about the strategy behind building...   Aug 17 2005, 12:03 PM
|- - Marcel   QUOTE (craigmcg @ Aug 17 2005, 12:03 PM)I...   Aug 17 2005, 01:27 PM
- - centsworth_II   Steve Squyres mentions in his book an early plan f...   Aug 17 2005, 05:37 PM
- - mhoward   Do you think the amateur community has a role to p...   Aug 17 2005, 06:01 PM
- - Phillip   I just realized that the deadline is August 21, so...   Aug 21 2005, 01:09 AM
- - edstrick   I hate to be a bit complainy or something, but I k...   Aug 21 2005, 06:37 AM
|- - CosmicRocker   It's a wavelength thing. The longer wavelengt...   Aug 21 2005, 07:37 AM
|- - helvick   QUOTE (edstrick @ Aug 21 2005, 07:37 AM)but I...   Aug 21 2005, 07:24 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (helvick @ Aug 21 2005, 07:24 PM)he hig...   Aug 21 2005, 09:24 PM
- - edstrick   I'd have to check pre-mission camera technical...   Aug 21 2005, 09:57 AM
- - CosmicRocker   QUOTE (helvick @ Aug 21 2005, 01:24 PM)... I ...   Aug 22 2005, 05:53 AM
- - edstrick   Cosmic Rocker quotes: They say, "The two imag...   Aug 22 2005, 06:54 AM
- - akuo   Oh, there was a deadline. Well I'll add these ...   Aug 22 2005, 09:08 AM
- - um3k   Don't forget that the pancams use lenses (as o...   Aug 22 2005, 06:50 PM
- - djellison   Well - I'll be nice and let the questions run ...   Aug 22 2005, 06:53 PM
- - hendric   With the rovers still alive, how do you ever find ...   Aug 22 2005, 06:57 PM
- - elakdawalla   The discussion about image resolution jogged my me...   Aug 22 2005, 07:29 PM
- - djellison   Arhgh - those codes on the DVD's had Helen and...   Aug 22 2005, 09:11 PM
|- - elakdawalla   QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 22 2005, 02:11 PM)Arhg...   Aug 22 2005, 09:28 PM
- - djellison   Well - I can see why he might be nervous - certain...   Aug 22 2005, 09:52 PM
- - CosmicRocker   Thank you, edstrick, helvick, Emily, and Doug. We...   Aug 23 2005, 04:33 AM
- - djellison   Here's a cunning point for you If you can fin...   Aug 23 2005, 08:10 AM
|- - ustrax   Doug... Can I still throw mine?...Please! I w...   Aug 23 2005, 02:54 PM
|- - um3k   QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 23 2005, 04:10 AM)Here...   Aug 23 2005, 07:06 PM
- - djellison   Really - you cant focus on the blue ones - your ey...   Aug 23 2005, 07:16 PM
|- - helvick   QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 23 2005, 08:16 PM)Real...   Aug 23 2005, 08:54 PM
|- - um3k   QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 23 2005, 03:16 PM)Real...   Aug 23 2005, 08:55 PM
|- - ljk4-1   Squyres writes the book on Mars and the little rov...   Aug 24 2005, 01:39 AM
- - deglr6328   QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 23 2005, 07:16 PM)Real...   Aug 24 2005, 05:31 AM
- - edstrick   You *can* focus on the short wavelength image, but...   Aug 24 2005, 08:55 AM
- - stellarlight   Hi there! I did an interview to Robert M. M...   Aug 24 2005, 06:10 PM
- - djellison   Right - time's up - I need a couple of days to...   Aug 30 2005, 11:12 AM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 30 2005, 11:12 AM)Righ...   Aug 30 2005, 11:25 AM
|- - paxdan   QUOTE (ustrax @ Aug 30 2005, 12:25 PM) Hey Do...   Aug 30 2005, 12:36 PM
- - djellison   I doubt I'll have t'internet access whils...   Aug 30 2005, 12:50 PM
|- - ustrax   Doug... I've tried to send you an e-mail to t...   Aug 30 2005, 02:20 PM
- - djellison   Might take an hour or two to get thru the system -...   Aug 30 2005, 02:36 PM
|- - jaredGalen   I just tried it too and got this error returned to...   Aug 30 2005, 06:23 PM
- - djellison   Balghgh - thankyousteve@gmail.com it is then Dou...   Aug 30 2005, 09:30 PM
- - djellison   Right - my list of questions is all written - it...   Sep 1 2005, 08:52 AM
- - djellison   I wracked my brain trying to think of the right so...   Sep 1 2005, 11:02 PM
|- - mhoward   That looks great, Doug! Thanks for putting tha...   Sep 1 2005, 11:34 PM
- - slinted   Spectacular Doug! I think that is a great ima...   Sep 2 2005, 12:30 AM
- - dvandorn   Much thanks, Doug! It looks fabulous, and I h...   Sep 2 2005, 01:51 AM
|- - jaredGalen   Brilliant Doug, until MRO gets into orbit and star...   Sep 2 2005, 07:53 AM
- - djellison   Right - I'm signing off for now - if there...   Sep 2 2005, 09:28 AM
- - CosmicRocker   Nice work, as usual, Doug. Thanks,   Sep 3 2005, 02:00 AM
- - djellison   Well - just got home. It was a superb weekend - b...   Sep 4 2005, 06:40 PM
|- - paxdan   HA! Doug, been waiting for the write-up all ev...   Sep 4 2005, 07:50 PM
||- - Bob Shaw   Doug: Sounds like you had a good weekend! ...   Sep 4 2005, 08:22 PM
||- - djellison   QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Sep 4 2005, 08:22 PM)Doug: ...   Sep 4 2005, 09:52 PM
|- - dilo   QUOTE (djellison @ Sep 4 2005, 06:40 PM)Prof ...   Sep 5 2005, 08:22 AM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (dilo @ Sep 5 2005, 08:22 AM)I imagine ...   Sep 5 2005, 08:52 AM
|- - ustrax   Doug... That must have been quite quite QUITE a w...   Sep 5 2005, 10:45 AM
- - Nix   It was as great as Doug's splendid summary I t...   Sep 5 2005, 01:05 AM
- - SFJCody   Sounds amazing! Wish I could've been there...   Sep 5 2005, 07:40 AM
- - djellison   QUOTE (SFJCody @ Sep 5 2005, 07:40 AM)mp3 mp3...   Sep 5 2005, 07:47 AM
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