UMaine Astronomer Available for Monday Mars Landing Commentary
University of Maine physics and astronomy professor Neil Comins, an expert on space, space travel, the planets, and author of many books on the subject, is available to discuss the significance of the planned Mars landing at 1:31 a.m., Monday, Aug. 6 of NASA’s largest research rover Curiosity. Comins can discuss how the success or failure of the complex multiple-stage, 7-minute landing might affect future space exploration and NASA. The event will be broadcast live beginning at 11:30 p.m. Sunday by NASA Television. The spacecraft carrying the rover has been speeding toward the red planet since November 2011. A Christian Science Monitor article has more information about the $2.5 billion project.
Contact: Ron Lisnet, (207) 581-3778; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756