2018 Convention Teen Program

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

Teamwork in assembling model robotic space progbes.

Individual work after components are prepared by teams.

This year’s Teen Program participants will learn about the science and technology behind NASA’s newest Red Planet mission, the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) spacecraft. Launched on May 5 and now on a 300-million-mile (483-million-kilometer) trip to study the never before examined interior of Mars, this 794 pound (360 kg) spacecraft is due for an Elysium Planitia touch down on November 26, 2018. This will be a demonstration of some of NASA’s newest geological sensing capabilities.

This will be a hands on class working in teams to construct an InSight 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.

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.

The 2016 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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