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	+ Home Did you know you can view past programs in our archives? + Rocket Series Archive + Shuttle Series Archive + History Series Archive + More NASA Facts...		+ NASA Home > Missions > Missions Highlights > Webcasts > Expendable Launch Vehicle > DART Print This Email This Launch Services Program Series: DART Mission Host: Tiffany Nail Launch Services Support Specialist Mission and Science: While NASA has performed rendezvous missions in the past, the Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) will be the first performed entirely by computer. This webcast gives you an inside look at this groundbreaking mission. Event Date: October 23, 2004 Program Began: 4 p.m. PDT (7 p.m. EDT) Launch Date: No earlier than March 2, 2005 + View DART Launch, Mission and Technology Question Board + View program introduction and welcome + View transcript     Special Guest: Lee Barnhill 1 Lt., U.S. Air Force Launch Weather Officer Overview: An Air Force weather officer will give us an update on the launch day forecast, and what conditions are required for a safe launch. + View weather briefing + View transcript     Presentation: Bryan Baldwin Pegasus Program Manager Overview: Learn about the Pegasus rocket's unique airborne launch platform with this presentation by Baldwin. + View Bryan Baldwin's presenation + View transcript     Presentation: Tim Rumford DART Program Manager Overview: Rumford will explain the new technologies that make the DART mission so unique and important. + View Tim Rumford's presentation + View transcript     Special Guest: Omar Baez NASA Launch Manager Overview: How do you prepare a rocket and spacecraft for the stresses of launch and life in space? Baez will explain launch processing for the DART mission and what to look for during the countdown. + View Omar Baez's presentation and Q&A + Read Transcript     Special Guest: Jim Snoddy NASA Project Manager Overview: Snoddy takes you behind the scenes with a look at NASA's goals for this pioneering mission, and the advanced technology it requires. + View Jim Snoddy's presentation and Q&A + Read Transcript + View conclusion and program credits + Read Transcript     Prize Winners: Rich from Elk Grove - Mission and Science Merion School - Mission and Science The individuals above are our Grand Prize Winners. They will each receive a DART program package comprising an official launch poster, mission fact sheet, patch and lapel pin.
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