Mars InSight Roadshow was a traveling exhibit/activity center for education and public outreach in support of the InSight Mars lander and space exploration and space science.[1] Supported by caravan of vehicles, the roadshow functioned as an exhibit for institutions and/or events and also conducted public talks.[2][3][4] The roadshow was staffed by people from the InSight mission, science teams, and/or members of NASA.[5] One of the tasks was to explain the mission and to increase awareness about research and science.[6] The roadshow included talks, exhibits, and activities that were available at certain times and locations as the roadshow travelled to different locations.[7]

A vehicle that supported the Mars InSight Roadshow

History

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In the summer of 2018, while InSight was coasting through interplanetary space, the Mars InSight roadshow toured southern California in the United States.[8][9][10]

The roadshow visited Turtle Bay Exploration Park.[11]

On April 28, 2018 it visited the Cal Poly (California Polytechnic State University),[12] and on April 29, 2018 Mars InSight Roadshow visited the San Luis Obispo Children's Museum.[13] The roadshow also visited the Santa Maria Discovery Museum, and the Orange Country Discovery Cube.[14][15]

Summer of 2018 tours and location in Southern California (examples):[16][17]

In August 2018, the Mars InSight Roadshow visited the visitor center of the Goldstone Deep Space Communications array for two days.[19]

On September 20 and 21st of 2018 the roadshow visited Silicon Valley.[20]

Exhibits and staff

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Planet Mars

Examples of exhibits in the traveling roadshow included:[21]

Roadshow staff included:[22]

  • InSight mission and science staff
  • NASA's Mars public engagement team from JPL
  • NASA Solar System Ambassadors

References

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  1. ^ "NASA Mars Mission Adds Southern California Dates". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  2. ^ Patrascu, Daniel (2018-03-15). "NASA's Mars InSight Mission Tours California Before First West Coast Launch". autoevolution. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  3. ^ "NASA Mars Mission Adds Southern California Dates". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  4. ^ Forgione, Mary (29 June 2018). "Take a trip to Mars with a visit to NASA's InSight Roadshow". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  5. ^ Forgione, Mary (29 June 2018). "Take a trip to Mars with a visit to NASA's InSight Roadshow". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  6. ^ "Take a trip to Mars with a visit to NASA's InSight Roadshow". Los Angeles Times. 29 June 2018.
  7. ^ mars.nasa.gov. "NASA Mars Mission Tours California". NASA's InSight Mars Lander. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  8. ^ "NASA Mars Mission Adds Southern California Dates". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  9. ^ Forgione, Mary (29 June 2018). "Take a trip to Mars with a visit to NASA's InSight Roadshow". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  10. ^ Dispatch, Joselyn VillalobosFor the Desert. "NASA's Mars Roadshow rolls into town this week". vvdailypress.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  11. ^ Patrascu, Daniel (2018-03-15). "NASA's Mars InSight Mission Tours California Before First West Coast Launch". autoevolution. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  12. ^ "NASA Mars InSight Mission Visiting Cal Poly April 28". Cal Poly News. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  13. ^ "NASA's Mars Insight Roadshow". 29 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Mars InSight Roadshow arrives in Santa Maria | Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum". Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  15. ^ "Mars Insight Roadshow - Discovery Cube OC". oc.discoverycube.org. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  16. ^ "NASA Mars Mission Adds Southern California Dates". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  17. ^ "NASA Mars Mission Adds Southern California Dates". spaceref.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  18. ^ "Mars Insight Roadshow to Visit San Diego Air & Space Museum". PassPort to San Diego. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  19. ^ Dispatch, Joselyn VillalobosFor the Desert. "NASA's Mars Roadshow rolls into town this week". vvdailypress.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  20. ^ Lozano, Sharon (2018-09-14). "Sept. 20-21 Mars InSight Roadshow Visits NASA in Silicon Valley". NASA. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  21. ^ "Mars Insight Roadshow to Visit San Diego Air & Space Museum". PassPort to San Diego. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  22. ^ "Mars Insight Roadshow to Visit San Diego Air & Space Museum". PassPort to San Diego. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
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