Space Day 1998

Space Day '98 marked a first in the life of this young holiday: a live all-day Webcast called "Cyber Space Day." Cyber Space Day was a live eight-hour broadcast over the Web in which astronauts and scientists answered questions from kids worldwide. The goal of Space Day is to advance science, math and technology education and inspire future generations to realize the vision of our space pioneers. Space Day '98 took place on Thursday, May 21, l998. In anticipation of that day, Quest is hosting a two full days of QuestChats, May 19 and May 20 allowing classrooms to interact with NASA experts from our various projects in real time. There were also events in Washington, D.C. as well as activities in schools and communities throughout the world.

• hour 4 Mars The New Frontier: Whats Next From the Red Planet?
• hour 5 Mysteries Beyond Our Galaxy What Dont We Know?
• hour 6 Opportunities in Space
• hour 7 Storytellers of Space
• hour 8 Signs of Life

Archive of the Space Day 1998 Webcast originaly broadcasted on May 21, 1998:

Real Media clip of Hour Four: Mars The New Frontier: Whats Next From the Red Planet?

  Hosted by Ira Flatow, Host of NPRs Talk of the Nation/Science Friday, this hour will focus on the Moon as well as an opportunity to see new images from Europa. Also in this hour will be Joe Oliver; teacher from the Los Angeles Unified School District, and his students, will describe their Mars Rover Project. Guests will include:

Wayne Lee



• Jennifer A. Harris; Flight Director for the Pathfinder Project
• Wayne Lee; Mission Planner for the Pathfinder project and self-described Travel Agent for Mars"
• Jim Zimbelman; Geologist, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies of the Smithsonian Institutions National Air & Space Museum
• Nagin Cox; Deputy Team Chief, Engineering Spacecraft Flight Team at NASAs Jet Propulsion Lab

  
  
  

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  Real Media clip of Hour Five: Mysteries Beyond Our Galaxy What Dont We Know?

    Where did we come from? How did life begin? Can we travel through time in a black hole? During this segment, kids will talk to astronomers, physicists, scientists and authors about major recent discoveries that are changing the way we view the universe. This hour will also be hosted by Ira Flatow, and will feature the following expert guests:

  Jeff Goldstien

  
  
• Anne Kinney; Astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute
• Alex Filippenko, U.C. Berkeley supernova expert
• Timothy Ferris; author of The Whole Shebang and PBS filmmaker

   

   

  
  
  

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    Real Media clip of Hour Six: Opportunities in Space

    This hour will feature a range of amazing stories about space travel in the 21st century. It will also feature what young people can do in their own backyards to enjoy the excitement of space exploration. Hosted by Deborah Amos, ABC News Correspondent, Hour Six will feature:

  Geoff Chester

  
  
• David Levy, amateur astronomer, author, and discoverer of 21 comets including Comet Shoemaker-Levy
• Geoff Chester; Astronomer, U.S. Naval Observatory
• Steve Werner; X PRIZE Foundation
• Scott Fitzsimmons; Vice President of Zegrahm Space Voyages, a company which is booking commercial travel in space

   

      The show will feature several winners of the Intergalactic Art Contest coordinated by the National Science Teachers Association as well as Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts who will demonstrate what it takes to be awarded the Aerospace Badge.

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  Real Media clip of Hour Seven: Storytellers of Space

    Fiction and fantasy have always fired the imagination. This segment will feature space entertainment, including two of the most exciting new space exhibits in Hollywood and Washington, DC. Also hosted by Deborah Amos of ABC News, this hour will feature:

  Barbra Morgan

  
  
• Barbara Morgan; NASAs educator, mission specialist and teacher; McCall, Idaho
• Lawrence Krauss; well-known author and popularizer of science
• Mary Henderson; Curator at the Smithsonian Institutions National Air & Space Museums Star Wars exhibit
• A.C. Crispin; best-selling science fiction author

   
  
  

  
  
  

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  Real Media clip of Hour Eight: Signs of Life

    As we move from science fiction to reality, kids will be able to ask experts what the discovery of extraterrestrial life may mean to our planet and to our everyday lives. Hosted by Frank Stasio; host of The Public Interest, a national call-in radio program, this segment will focus on the search for extra-terrestrial life and what the consequences of finding it would be. Guests for this hour include:

  Dr. Steven Dick

  
  
• Jill Tarter; radio astronomer from S.E.T.I.
• Steven Dick; author and historian of the U.S. Naval Observatory
• Thomas Pauls; radio astronomer, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

   

   

   

  This hour will also feature questions from young people at the San Francisco Exploratorium Museum and four reporters from Childrens Express will also serve as co-hosts for the webcast.