Planetfest '21: To Mars and Back Again Virtual Conference - Day 1

Calling all space enthusiasts!

NASA’s Perseverance rover, China’s Tianwen-1 lander, and the United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter are all arriving at the Red Planet in February. This calls for a global celebration!

Welcome to Planetfest ‘21: To Mars and Back Again. Come learn, celebrate, and explore with us.

Speakers include:

• Jim Bell, Principal Investigator of Perseverance’s Mastcam-Z
• Brannon Braga, producer of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
• Tory Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance
• Bethany Ehlmann, President of The Planetary Society
• Abigail Fraeman, Mars Curiosity Deputy Project Scientist
• Mat Kaplan, Host of Planetary Radio
• Katie Mack, Cosmologist
• Rob Manning, Chief Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Derek Muller, Host of Veritasium
• Hakeem Oluseyi, Astrophysicist
• Phil Plait, “The Bad Astronomer”
• Bill Nye, CEO of The Planetary Society
• Kim Stanley Robinson, Sci-fi author
• Andy Weir, Sci-fi author

See weblink for registration and conference schedule.