- Date May 18, 2010
- Time 10:30 a.m.
- Location Seattle, WA
- Price Free
Photograph courtesy NASA
Kobie Boykins
Photograph courtesy NASAThis event is a National Geographic Live Student Matinee, open to public and private schools. Click here to learn more and to find out how to register. If you are looking for the NG Live evening series, click here.
In 2004, NASA captured the world’s imagination with the successful deployment of the Mars Expedition Rovers, “Spirit” and “Opportunity.”After completing their planned missions, something amazing happened: the solar energy-driven ROVs kept on going, capturing additional data and sending back images while working beyond their 90-day planned life. “Opportunity” is still roaming Mars today—more than five years later.
Kobie Boykins, a mechanical engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, designed and helped build the celebrated solar arrays that power the rovers. Boykins is currently working on NASA‘s Mars Science Laboratory—a next-generation rover that will assess the planet’s ability to support microbial life. The upcoming mission is scheduled for launch in the Fall of 2011.
A dynamic and inspiring public speaker who is a big hit with student audiences, Boykins will share animations of the rovers’ arrival on the planet and the discoveries made on the Martian surface. (Recommended for grades 5–8.)
Registration opens December 8. Seats are limited so register early! Registrations will not be taken over the phone.
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