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MARS AND BEYOND. PROJECT ENVOY PREVIEW. Georgia Tech Team. Introduction. Microfossil evidence - 2004 NASA Project Envoy - managed by JPL: seek E.T. in Solar System Targets – Mars RedLake, Titan, Enceladus, Europa, Io, Venus
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MARS AND BEYOND PROJECT ENVOY PREVIEW Georgia Tech Team
Introduction • Microfossil evidence - 2004 • NASA Project Envoy - managed by JPL: seek E.T. in Solar System • Targets – Mars RedLake, Titan, Enceladus, Europa, Io, Venus • Sean O’Keefe: “High-level public interest in central human question - whether life ever arose elsewhere .. human missions possible later” • Prime support contract for Project Envoy • Voter support critical for Congressional approval • 60-second Infomercial to win public support for Project Envoy
Solution Overview • Rationale • Storyboard • Sample Preview • Team Credits
Rationale • Awareness of different forms of life • Diversity of human experience • Bridge – Curiosity • Glimpses of Possibilities
Storyboard 1. The world we live in now
Storyboard 2. Diversity of Life
Storyboard 3. Who Else is Out There?
Storyboard 4. Mars Exploration
Storyboard 5. Other Environments Suitable For Life?
Storyboard 6. Guide to More Info – Name recognition for “Envoy” http://envoy.jpl.nasa.gov
Infomercial Features Use music break to switch from “calm Earth life” scenes to excitement and wonder of Space exploration. Leave unspecified the forms of life expected, but leave the idea that it can be very diverse indeed! Theme: WHO ELSE IS OUT THERE???
Team Credentials Don Changeau Grad Student, School of Public Policy Dominic Rupnarine Sophomore, Aerospace Engineering Ian Sharpe Sophomore, Electrical and Computer Engineering Waqar Zaidi Sophomore, Aerospace Engineering Thilini Rangedera Freshman, Aerospace Engineering Mitsuyo Tsuda Freshman, Aerospace Engineering Priya Gopalakrishnan Grad Student, Aerospace Engineering Narayanan Komerath Professor, Aerospace Engineering