BRINGING SPACE HOME: THE ROLE OF SAMPLE RETURN IN SPACE EXPLORATION (LMCO), Apr 15, 2021, virtual, 11:30-12:30 pm ET – SpacePolicyOnline.com

Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMCO) will hold a webinar on April 15, 2021 from 11:30-12:30 pm ET.

The topic is: Bringing Space Home: The Role of Sample Return in Space Exploration.

Register at this website. The event will be recorded. Anyone who registers will be provided with the link for on-demand viewing.

An emailed invitation says it will feature experts from JPL, Goddard, academia and Lockheed Martin who will talk about the past, present and future of sample return how it all started, what were still discovering from samples we have, how OSIRIS-REx changed the game for modern robotic missions and how all of this informs NASAs ambitious Mars sample return already playing out with the Perseverance mission.

The April 11, 2021 Planetary Exploration Newsletter provides this additional information:

BRINGING SPACE HOME: THE ROLE OF SAMPLE RETURN IN SPACE EXPLORATION

Free event!

A deep dive into why we do sample return missions, what weve learnedfrom them, the unique challenges they pose and what lies ahead forbringing more of these precious materials back to Earth.

https://tinyurl.com/rdzn9pf6

Date: 15 April 2021Time: 11:30am ETZoom link: Will be provided upon registration

Featured panelists:Jim Green, Chief Scientist, NASADave Mitchell, Director of Flight Projects, NASA Goddard Space FlightCenterDr. Don Brownlee, Principal Investigator on Stardust Mission,University of WashingtonSandra Freund, Mission Operations Manager, Lockheed Martin Space

Moderator:Camille Calibeo, Advanced Programs Capture Manager at Lockheed MartinSpace and founder of @TheGalacticGal

Mrs. Calibeo will host and moderate Q&A with a panel of experts fromLockheed Martin, NASA and the University of Washington on sample returnmissions.

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