We have eight amazing tech demos that havent been demonstrated in this way before. Its going to be fun, its going to be terrifying, what could possibly go wrong . Everything why is there a laptop on your knee . Because we havent finished writing the show yet is that a bad thing to be doing this close . hello . We have a saying in television, never work with children, animals or computers, because they are the most unpredictable things you can get in a tv recording environment. Is there anybody there . Well, that was interesting. Hello . Can you see me . Im not sure the system is quite stable yet. Laughter anyway, are you ready . Yes i said, are you ready . Lets go applause thank you so much, thank you for coming. Im so excited about this. Our very first click live ijust wanted to check who has heard of us, who has seen us on the tv . Brilliant. That is more viewers than i thought we had who hasnt seen us before but thought theyd come along . Yeah brilliant who thought they were coming
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Swati Mohan, the guidance, navigation, and control operations lead for NASA’s Perseverance rover, watches data on monitors in mission control at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, as the rover neared landing on Feb. 18, 2021. Credit: NASA-JPL/Caltech
What first sparked your interest in space and science?
As a young girl, I was first interested in space and science by watching “Star Trek.” We used to watch it as a family growing up. I remember the very first episode that I watched was this episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” when the Enterprise is thrown into a completely unknown part of the galaxy. Just the images of space in that episode and how it was so new and unique, and they knew nothing about it, really captured my interest.
Activities
Rovers of the Solar System
A coloring and activity booklet featuring past, present, and future rovers across the solar system. Grab your coloring tools and let’s see what you create!
MAVEN at Mars Coloring Sheet
Download and color this MAVEN orbiter coloring sheet.
MAVEN and Curiosity Rover Coloring Sheet
Download a coloring sheet of NASA’s MAVEN orbiter and Curiosity rover working together at Mars.
Mars Curiosity Rover Coloring Sheet
Download and color this Curiosity rover coloring sheet.
Describe Rocks Like a NASA Scientist
Learn how to describe rock samples like a NASA scientist. Then, take a quiz to see if you can match edible rocks made of candy bars – and real rocks from Earth and space – to the correct description.