MARS PERSEVERANCE NEWS BFG: MISSION ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW (JPL), Feb 16, 2021, virtual, 1:00 pm ET

Update, Feb 10, 2021:  Participants are as follows and it will air on NASA TV, NASA’s YouTube channel and the NASA app as well as the JPL website.  The revised title is Mission Engineering and Technology Overview.

• • Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate administrator for science, NASA Headquarters
  • Jennifer Trosper, Perseverance deputy project manager, JPL
  • Adam Steltzner, Perseverance chief engineer, JPL
  • Erisa Stilley, Perseverance entry, descent, and landing systems engineer, JPL
  • Trudy Kortes, director of technology demonstrations, NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), NASA Headquarters
  • Jeff Sheehy, chief engineer, STMD, NASA Headquarters
  • MiMi Aung, Ingenuity project manager, JPL

Original Entry: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is holding a series of briefings in connection with the landing of the Mars Perseverance (Mars 2020) spacecraft on Mars on February 18, 2021.

The full list is on JPL’s website.  All will be streamed on JPL’s YouTube channel.

A news briefing “Mission Overview and Technology” is scheduled for February 16 at 1:00 pm ET.