07.31.12

Tim Hall, Strategist 
U.S. Space & Rocket Center 
256-701-0916 
timh@spacecamp.com 

Angela Storey 
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 
256-544-0034 
angela.d.storey@nasa.gov 

Janet Anderson 
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 
256-544-0034 
janet.l.anderson@nasa.gov 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-077

MARSHALL'S DR. BARBARA COHEN TO TALK MARS EXPLORATION AUG. 2 AT U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER LECTURE; TO AIR LIVE ON USTREAM

What: On Aug. 2, Dr. Barbara Cohen, a planetary scientist at NASA's 
Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will talk about the 
history and future of NASA’s exploration of Mars as part of the U.S. 
Space & Rocket Center's Pass the Torch Inspiration Lecture Series. 
The event is free and open to the public. 

The lecture will highlight NASA’s successful series of Mars rovers, 
from Pathfinder, to Spirit and Opportunity, to the Mars Curiosity 
rover. Curiosity is scheduled to land on the Red Planet at 12:30 a.m. 
CDT Aug. 6. The event will be broadcast live on Ustream: 

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-msfc 

Who: Dr. Barbara Cohen is a science and operations team member for the 
Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, which continue to 
explore Mars after eight years. Cohen's science interests focus on 
the formation and evolution of the Earth, moon, Mars and asteroids. 
At Marshall, she helps plan new planetary robotic missions and 
develops new techniques to understand planetary samples in the 
laboratory and robotically. 

When: Thursday, Aug. 2, 5 p.m. CDT 

Where: U.S. Space & Rocket Center's Davidson Center for Space 
Exploration 3D theater 

To attend: News media interested in covering the event should contact 
Tim Hall at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center at 256-701-0916, or Angela 
Storey in the Marshall Public & Employee Communications Office at 
256-544-0034 no later than 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1. 

For more information about the Mars landing, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/mars

	
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