2017 Convention Teen Program:
Stellafane Curiosity Project

Friday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the Bunkhouse
Presented by Paul Fucile and James Lee
for Teens ages 12-17

Teamwork in assembling model robotic space progbes.

Individual work after components are prepared by teams.

This year’s Stellafane Teen program participants will learn about the science and technology behind the remarkable Mars Space Laboratory mission and Curiosity Rover. Launched on November 26, 2011, and after a voyage of more than 350 million miles, Curiosity arrived above Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. Lowered to the surface using innovative rocket powered sky crane technology, Curiosity has been busy observing Mars climate and geology to determine if life could have ever been supported on our neighboring planet. Covering to date a distance of nearly 10 miles, thousands of images and measurements have been transmitted back to Earth. Curiosity remains in excellent health and continues to operate on an extended scientific mission.

This will be a hands on class working in teams to construct a Curiosity inspired technology that will be demonstrated at the Convention. Attendance will be first-come first-served. If you are 100% sure your Teen will attend the convention and will want to attend this event, then you’ll need to get them on the list. Please email us directly at robots@stellafane.org. You will receive a manual reply to let you know your status. When space is filled, we will add the next two names to a waiting list. If space is not filled through preregistration we will accept others on a first-come first served basis at the event, until the class is full.

Attendance will be first-come first-served. If you are 100% sure your teen will attend convention and will want to attend this event, then you’ll need to get them on the list. Please email us directly at robots@stellafane.org. You will receive a manual reply to let you know your status. When space is filled, we will add the next two names to a waiting list. If space is not filled through preregistration we will accept others first-come first served at the event, until the class is full. This program is free to teens attending convention.

Note: There will be a lot of specialized instruction so you will need to be on time!
Since we will be working with tools and other mechanisms, only closed toe shoes will be allowed.

Last year's program was a great success. Watch the video below to see the four space probes in action, 'flying' down the wires past an asteroid, Jupiter and Pluto, and snapping photos as the go by. Very impressive results!

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