Conference Events

Early Morning Sessions:

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9:30 - 9:40
• Announcements - Bob Hillenbrand, Project Educator
  9:40 - 9:45
• Welcome - E. Julius Dasch, Educational Programs, NASA
  9:45 - 10:05
• Pioneer 10 - Larry Lasher, Project Manager
  10:05 - 10:25
• Pioneer's Firsts - Richard Fimmel, Former Project Manager
  10:25 - 10:55
• INTERMISSION - Question and Answer for Remote Participants

Late Morning Sessions:

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10:55 - 11:15
• Operating and Controlling Pioneer - Fred Wirth, Former Project Manager
  11:15 - 11:35
• Pioneer, Segue to the Future - Louis Friedman, Executive Director, The Planetary Society
  11:35 - 12:00
• Questions and Answers Pioneer Education Resources - Bob Hillenbrand
  12:00 - 1:30
• LUNCH BREAK
  • 12:00 - 12:30 - Question and Answer for Remote Participants
  • Break - The Virtual Conference resumed at 1:30 Eastern

Early Afternoon Sessions:

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1:30 - 1:35
• Greetings - Larry Lasher, Project Manager
  1:35 - 1:40
• Welcome - Wes Huntress, NASA Associate Administrator, Space Sciences
  1:40 - 1:45
• Pioneer 10 Mission - Henry McDonald, Director, NASA Ames Research Center
  1:45 - 2:05
• First Mission to Open the Door to Jupiter and Beyond - James Van Allen, PN 10 Principal Investigator, University of Iowa
  2:05 - 2:25
• Outer Planets and Magnetospheres - Ed Smith, PN 10 Principal Investigator, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  2:25 - 3:00
• INTERMISSION - Question and Answer for Remote Participants

Late Afternoon Sessions:

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3:00 - 3:20
• The Heliosphere: Our Laboratory in Space - John Simpson, PN 10 Principal Investigator, University of Chicago
  3:20 - 3:40
• The Heliosphere: The Barrier to Interstellar Space - Frank McDonald, PN 10 Principal Investigator, University of Maryland
  3:40 - 4:00
• Future Exploration of Outer Space - Dave Morrison, Space Director, NASA Ames Research Center
  4:00 - 4:20
• Questions and Answers - Larry Lasher
  4:20 - 4:30
• Science Education Resources - Bob Hillenbrand, Project Educator

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