Discovery News : Mars Live
Transcripts of The Discovery Channel's "Discovery News cost $7.00. Following is a list of guests and subjects covered since July 4, 1997:
- July 4, 1997
- Mars Live Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists ecstatic with Pathfinder's landing on Mars; Dr. Donna Shirley, manager of the Mars Exploration Program, discusses the Mars Pathfinder project; Pathfinder successfully slows from 16,000 miles per hour to about 60 miles per hour to land on Mars; NASA's mandate to do more with less money turns into the successful Pathfinder project; Dr. Donna Shirley, manager of the Mars Exploration Program, explains how scientists chose Pathfinder's landing site; Brian Cooper, who will drive the rover Sojourner from Earth, explains how the rover works; Some scientists have begun looking for signs of life on Mars following last year's discovery of Martian rock in Antarctica; Dr. Neil Tyson of the Hayden Planetarium, Dr. Richard Berendzen of American University and Dr. John Kerridge of the University of California-San Diego discuss finding planetary life; Hollywood has long portrayed Martian life, ranging from intelligent to horrific; Author Ray Bradbury calls exploration on Mars a celebration of the gift of life; NASA plans additional missions to Mars; NASA looking at plans for a human voyage to Mars; Dr. Sally Ride, former astronaut, discusses the possibility of human exploration on Mars; Buzz Aldrin, Apollo astronaut, urges more Mars missions; Walter Cronkite praises the success of the Pathfinder mission and expresses his passion for space exploration; Scientists have apparently corrected the air bag obstruction in the rover Sojourner's path
- July 14, 1997
- Pathfinder successfully lands on Mars; Scientists learning wealth of information from Pathfinder; Dr. Dan Britt, geologist, discusses the first week of Pathfinder's mission on Mars; Scientists discovering numerous similaries between Mars and Earth; Scientists giving unusual names to rocks found on Mars; Americans heavily supporting Pathfinder mission to Mars; Rover Sojourner winning fans as it makes its way slowly across Mars; Donna Shirley, Mars Exploration Program manager, discusses how well the Pathfinder mission has gone; High-tech camera sending back three-dimensional pictures of Mars; Dr. Dan Britt, geologist, discusses how the camera on the Mars Pathfinder works; NASA planning more missions to Mars for the future; Dr. Bob Koukol, planetary protection engineer, discusses the problems of interplanetary contamination; Scientists will face numerous obstacles in efforts to build colonies on Mars; California man claims to own all planets but Earth and is selling property to interested buyers; Donna Shirley, Mars Exploration Program manager, discusses what's ahead for the Mars Pathfinder; Surprises of the past week's Mars Pathfinder mission
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