NASA History Listserv Readers:

 

Please join us on February 10, 2021 at 12pm ET for our virtual History Brown Bag with David Brown presenting his research on the NASA’s Europa Mission.

 

Webex meeting invitation: NASA History Brown Bag with David Brown, The Mission
When: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 12:00 PM-12:45 PM ET
Webex Link for event: https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m65b110bb2926bbfb9f8f024b0520e85a

 

Abstract: The Mission tells the story of NASA’s many attempts to mount a robotic expedition to Europa, Jupiter’s ocean moon. Told from multiple perspectives—through scientists, NASA headquarters personnel, members of Congress, and White House appointees—the book offers a holistic view of how the Europa mission concept evolved and was at last realized as Europa Clipper. The Mission also offers a historical perspective of where outer planets flagship missions fit in NASA’s broader portfolio—particularly their relationship to Mars exploration—and examines the ways human spaceflight has hindered and ultimately helps robotic space exploration. The Mission is, at its heart, a story of tenacity—the tale of a few determined scientists, and how they confronted and overcame years of setbacks to turn PowerPoint presentations into NASA’s next flagship.

 

David W. Brown is the author of The Mission, the story of how a small team of scientists convinced NASA to explore Europa, the ocean moon of Jupiter. His nonfiction appears frequently in The New York Times, Scientific American, and The New Yorker. His work also appears in The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and Smithsonian. He is an Antarctic expeditioner, an endurance runner, a former Army paratrooper, and a veteran of Afghanistan. He holds a Bachelor of Science in computer science from Louisiana State University and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Brown lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.

 

Best,
Brian