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MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov 

Colleen Sharkey  (818) 354-0372 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.                                

Internet Advisory: 2003-020                                           
          February 18, 2003

Women Working on Mars
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Imagine being able to respond to the eternal question of "what do you
want to do when you grow up?" with a firm answer that you want to
design or build a rover or spacecraft to send to another planet.  NASA
hopes to spread that kind of enthusiasm to young men and women through
an interactive webcast in support of National Engineer's Week. 

On Wednesday, February 19, at 6 p.m. Pacific Time (9 p.m. Eastern
Time), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., in conjunction
with NASA's Mars Exploration Program and NASA's Robotics Education
Project, will present "Women Working on Mars: Engineering on the Red
Planet." 

This 40-minute presentation will highlight JPL engineers who design,
build and test robots destined for Mars.  It will include videos of
the engineers in their work environment and a live discussion led by
audience questions.  The engineers will share the excitement of Mars
exploration and illustrate that an engineering career is possible for
any creative young man or woman with the interest and ability in
science and math.

The webcast can be accessed at:
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/gallery/video/webcast20030219.html .  The
event will also air live on NASA Television. 

For the second consecutive year, nearly 100 middle school and high
school-aged students from local schools will participate in the
discussion from JPL's von Karman auditorium.  Over 200 young women in
the Techbridge program and their families will watch and participate
remotely from the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, Calif. 
The Techbridge program goal is to increase the girls' confidence in
using technology and to spark creative problem solving.   

Schools, museums and the general public are invited to participate by
submitting questions in real-time or in advance via the provided link
on the webcast homepage. 

The California Institute of Technology in Pasadena manages JPL for
NASA. 

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