The Life of a Mars Rover: WashU's Connections to Past and Present Missions to the Red Planet
Scott VanBommel, Senior Research Scientist, will be presenting this talk as part of the WashU Wellness Star Trak challenge.
It has been nearly 50 years since the Viking 1 lander marked NASA's first successful mission to the surface of Mars. In the decades since, a number of spacecraft have explored the surface of our celestial neighbor. This presentation will discuss these missions, the challenges faced when operating a robot on the surface of Mars, and the deep connections between NASA's Mars Exploration Program and Washington University.