I would like to ask that your cell phone be turned off and dont take any pictures during the presentation. Fyi, tomorrow in the New York Times it will be all about mars and features an article by this evening speaker. Curiosity is a car sized robotic rover that has been exploring the crater on mars since lending theyre august 2012. Nasa wants to curiosity in november 2011 from Cape Canaveral and took a little over eight months to reach mars. The rovers goals are to investigate the martian climate and theology and determine whether it ever had environmental conditions favorable to life. This is treating for those interested in the exploration of faith. Know matter what category you fall into this evening it is sure to fascinate. A journalist for more than 35 years worked at the sciences daytrader Foreign Correspondent and editor for the Washington Post for the past 12 years and has spoken extensively on astrobiology hear in the us and abroad. He is also the author of books published in
Dubois good evening, scott is on assignment, im maurice dubois. The United States took both offensive and defensive action today in response to the worldwide terror threat. That threat had already caused the state department to put out an alert for americans traveling overseas and shut down 19 u. S. Embassies and consulates from east africa across the middle east and in bangladesh through saturday. Today the u. S. Began evacuating nonessential american personnel from the embassy in yemen and fired a drone at suspected al qaeda terrorists in that country. Homeland security correspondent bob orr has details tonight. Bob . Reporter maurice, while the threat remains vague tonight, u. S. Officials insist the danger has not passed. Intelligence analysts increasingly now believe the most likely target of an al qaeda strike is inside yemen. An air force c17 flew into the capital city of sanaa today to evacuate dozens of u. S. Workers from the american embassy. Staffers, including some describe
In his new role, his leadership will be critical in fostering an environment of scientific innovation and excellence, ensuring that JPL remains at the forefront of discovery.