Free Public Program
Tuesday April 27, 2010
7-9 pm
South Shore Harbor Resort and Conference Center
2500 South Shore Blvd., League City, TX 77573

“Progress in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life: A Report from the Explorers”

Is there life elsewhere in our solar system? Where might we find it? Where should we look? And how should we be looking? What can humans can do that robots can’t? What can robots do that humans can’t? What can humans and robots can do best together in the search for life elsewhere?

In a wide-ranging dialogue, a panel of experts – astrobiologists, underwater explorers, and an experienced astronaut – will talk about when, where, and how robotic and human explorers can be deployed in the search for extraterrestrial life. At this free public program, hear about the latest in the science and technology of searching for extraterrestrial life first-hand, from the people who are planning and conducting the search:

  • Michael L. Gernhardt, Ph.D., NASA astronaut (STS-69, STS-83, STS-94, STS-104): 43 days in space, 4 spacewalks, 700+ deep-sea dives.
  • Darlene Lim, Ph.D., astrobiologist, NASA Ames Research Center: principal investigator, Pavilion Lake Research Project, studying microbial populations in remote lakes and ponds.
  • Steve Squyres, Ph.D., planetary scientist, Cornell University: principal investigator with NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover project, explorer in Mars analogue environments on Earth.
  • Andrew Steele, Ph.D., astrobiologist, Carnegie Institution for Science: principal investigator, Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition.

For more information:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/abscicon2010/