[oasis-announce] (PUBLIC LECTURE) "Gathering Stardust"

[Robert Gounley]

OASIS invites you to

"GATHERING STARDUST",
a lecture by Darren Baird of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

3:00 PM Saturday, 21 January 2006
Long Beach Public Library
101 Pacific Avenue
Long Beach, CA

ADMISSION FREE

Two years ago, NASA’s Stardust spacecraft captured dust from Comet 
Wild-2. These particles, frozen for billions of years, carry clues to 
our solar system’s birth. On January 15th, Stardust returned with its 
scientific treasure.

Darren Baird, of Stardust’s Navigation Team, will present the latest 
news from the mission and explain the challenges of sending a spacecraft 
through a comet’s coma and bringing samples back to Earth. Mr. Baird has 
also served on spacecraft navigation teams for Genesis, Mars Global 
Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, and Mars Exploration Rover. He is currently a 
graduate student in UCLA’s Department of Earth & Space Sciences.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE OASIS HOTLINE AT (310) 364-2290
Also see http://www.oasis-nss.org

(This event is not library sponsored)