Science Writers in NY
SWINY EVENT
March 23, 2000
Living on Mars: Human Exploration of the Universe
What are NASA's expectations for human exploration of Mars? The answers are close to home. On March 23, 2000 SWINY will host Brian Sauser of the New Jersey Specialized Center of Research and Training(NJ-NSCORT) for Bioregenerative Life Support(BLSS)--a joint effort with NASA--to discuss a universe of possibilities.
The event will cover a range of topics including the values of exploring Mars, mission scenarios for Mars exploration, a full-scale human habitat for planetary exploration, and the possibilities of "terraforming" the Martian landscape to make it Earthlike.
NJ-NSCORT is a multidisciplinary organization that will generate new knowledge to help address problems of human life support associated with long duration space missions and lunar or Mars outposts. This project brings together engineers and scientists to develop technologies that will be used in the analysis, design and operation of BLSS.
Light buffet dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Talk begins at 7:00 p.m.
Place:
The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue, Room C202
Concourse Level (take the elevator one flight down to level C)
RSVP:
Karen de Seve at kdeseve@hotmail.com. Please reply by March 20th.
Please note:
If you RSVP and do not attend, you are expected to please pay anyway.
Cost:
SWINY members, $15; SWINY student members (need current
student ID), $5; nonmembers, $17.
Please bring a check or exact change.
NOTE:
If you are not a SWINY member but wish to join, you
may pay the $15 annual dues at the event to receive the lower
member rate. The dues help cover the cost of the events.
Directions:
By Subway:
B, D, F, N, R, or Q to 34th Street-Herald Square; walk east to Fifth Avenue.
Or, take the #6 to 33rd Street.
By Bus:
M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M16, M34, Q32 to 365 Fifth Avenue.