NuSTAR Launch Day Activities at Caltech
Description of launch day activities at Caltech, on Wednesday, June 13.
Posted: Jun 9, 2012 in News
The NuSTAR instrument team at Caltech is hosting an event on launch day:
- Venue: Hameetman Auditorium, Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (map).
- Date: June 13, 2012
- Time: 7:45 AM — 9:15 AM
- To help us better plan the event, we request that you RSVP.
Stay tuned for launch updates. You can also follow @NASANustar on twitter.
Starting at 7 AM Pacific on launch day, NuSTAR launch coverage and commentary will be broadcast online at http://www.ustream.com/nasajpl2.
Program:
- 7:00 AM - Doors open, online launch coverage begins
- 7:45 AM - Recommended arrival time
- 8:00 AM - ''What to Expect When You're Launching'', Karl Forster
- 8:15 AM - Launch countdown
- 8:30 AM - Launch
- 8:45 AM - ''NuSTAR Design and Implementation'', Varun Bhalerao
- 9:00 AM - ''NuSTAR Science'', Daniel Stern
