[meteorite-list] Rosetta Flyby of Asteroid Steins Press Conference Set for Sept. 6

[Ron Baalke]

http://rosetta.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=43347  

Rosetta fly-by of asteroid Steins: press conference (first results &
images)

European Space Agency
04 Sep 2008

First results and images from Rosetta's fly-by of asteroid Steins will
be presented at a press conference, which will be webcast live, on
Saturday 6 September starting at 12:00 CEST.

A number of presentations will be made during the press conference
covering the Rosetta mission, the challenge of implementing the fly-by,
and the first results and images.

Schedule of presentations for the Rosetta Steins Fly-By Press Conference

Follow this link to view the press conference:
<http://www.esa.int/rosetta>(no special plug-ins are required; the video
will be available shortly before the start of the press conference ).
Start time Presentation Speaker

12:00 Welcome and introduction David Southwood, Director of Science and
Robotic Exploration, ESA
12:10 Rosetta: the status of the mission Gerhard Schwehm, Rosetta
Mission Manager & Head of Solar System Science Operations Division, ESA
12:20 Rosetta and the study of asteroids Rita Schulz, Rosetta Project
Scientist, ESA
12:30 The fly-by of Steins – stretching Rosetta’s limits Andrea
Accomazzo, Rosetta Spacecraft Operations Manager, ESA
12:40 Steins: first images and results Uwe Keller, OSIRIS camera
Principal Investigator, Max Planck Institut für Sonnensystemforschung
12:50 ESA's plans for asteroid and space debris monitoring Gaele
Winters, Director of Operations and Infrastructure, ESA
13:00 Questions & Answers session, followed by interview opportunities
for the media 

The press conference will be held at the premises of the European Space
Operations Centre (ESA-ESOC), Robert-Bosch Strasse 5, 64293 Darmstadt,
Germany