BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//astrosociety.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:155955d5-f7d7-4b23-b55f-ddfd9ea793a2 X-WR-CALDESC:The Silicon Valley Lecture Series returns to in person talks a nd will be available post event for viewing at your convenience.\n\nOn Wed nesday\, Jan. 29\, 2025 at 7 pm (PST)\, Dr. Darlene Lim (NASA Ames Researc h Center) will give a free\, illustrated\, non-technical lecture entitled: \n \n'NASA's VIPER Mission: Real-time Collaborative Science Operations at the South Pole of the Moon' in the Smithwick Theater at Foothill Colle ge\, in Los Altos \n------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------\nThis virtual talk is par t of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series (through Foothill College )\, now in its 25th year.\n\n NASA’s VIPER lunar-rover is being planned as humanity’s first resource mapping mission on another celestial body. The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will go to the Sou th Pole of the Moon to get a close-up view of the locations that can susta in water ice – ice that could eventually be harvested to suport human expl oration on the Moon\, on Mars — and beyond. Dim-to-dark lighting at the S outh Pole and variable communication links to the Earth will require the V IPER team to steer the solar-powered rover away from advancing shadows whi le maintaining critical communications with Earth so that the team can opt imize science return from the Moon. For the first time in NASA’s history\, the science team will be fully integrated into the mission operations tea m and will provide near real-time input on where to explore on the Moon. A s the Deputy Project Scientist and Science Operations Lead for VIPER\, Dr. Lim will share the first-of-its-kind design of the mission’s Science Cent er and the plans for lunar exploration. VIPER science operations will set a foundation for NASA that will affect future missions to the Moon and Mar s.\n \nDr. Darlene Lim is a research scientist at the NASA Ames Research C enter. She has conducted field research around the world\, on land and und erwater\, and has served as the Principal Investigator of the SUBSEA\, BAS ALT and Pavilion Lake research programs\, the Deputy PI for the FINESSE pr ogram\, and as a Co-I on numerous other NASA research and analog programs. She was the Co-Chair from 2009-2016 of a key group analyzing our country’ s Mars Exploration Program Goals\, and a member of the NOAA Ocean Explorat ion Advisory Board from 2014-2021.\n\nWith this lecture we return in perso n to the Smithwick Theater! Link to directions below.\n\nThis presentation will also be available on the SVLS YouTube site. Link below.\n\nThe lectu re is co-sponsored by:\n\n* Foothill College Science\, Tech\, Engineering & Math Division\n* SETI Institute\n* Astronomical Society of the Pacific\n \n-----------------------\nFoothill College is just off the El Monte Road exit from Freeway 280 in Los Altos\, California\n \nFor directions and p arking information as well as a campus map to find the Smithwick theater\, see ilnks below.\n\nNOTE: Parking lot 1 is closest\, with access to the theater by stairs. Parking lot 5 provides access from the same elevation as the theater.\n\n X-WR-RELCALID:a09f242a7d601cfa8d33e26999e341bc X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RDATE:20251102T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RDATE:20250309T020000 RDATE:20260308T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a3d4c0f2-d3ef-4589-aba3-e0b01ac7ac94 DTSTAMP:20260427T211828Z DESCRIPTION:The Silicon Valley Lecture Series returns to in person talks an d will be available post event for viewing at your convenience.\n\nOn Wedn esday\, Jan. 29\, 2025 at 7 pm (PST)\, Dr. Darlene Lim (NASA Ames Research Center) will give a free\, illustrated\, non-technical lecture entitled: \n \n'NASA's VIPER Mission: Real-time Collaborative Science Operations at the South Pole of the Moon' in the Smithwick Theater at Foothill Colleg e\, in Los Altos \n------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------\nThis virtual talk is part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series (through Foothill College) \, now in its 25th year.\n\n NASA’s VIPER lunar-rover is being planned as humanity’s first resource mapping mission on another celestial body. The V olatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will go to the Sout h Pole of the Moon to get a close-up view of the locations that can sustai n water ice – ice that could eventually be harvested to suport human explo ration on the Moon\, on Mars — and beyond. Dim-to-dark lighting at the So uth Pole and variable communication links to the Earth will require the VI PER team to steer the solar-powered rover away from advancing shadows whil e maintaining critical communications with Earth so that the team can opti mize science return from the Moon. For the first time in NASA’s history\, the science team will be fully integrated into the mission operations team and will provide near real-time input on where to explore on the Moon. As the Deputy Project Scientist and Science Operations Lead for VIPER\, Dr. Lim will share the first-of-its-kind design of the mission’s Science Cente r and the plans for lunar exploration. VIPER science operations will set a foundation for NASA that will affect future missions to the Moon and Mars .\n \nDr. Darlene Lim is a research scientist at the NASA Ames Research Ce nter. She has conducted field research around the world\, on land and unde rwater\, and has served as the Principal Investigator of the SUBSEA\, BASA LT and Pavilion Lake research programs\, the Deputy PI for the FINESSE pro gram\, and as a Co-I on numerous other NASA research and analog programs. She was the Co-Chair from 2009-2016 of a key group analyzing our country’s Mars Exploration Program Goals\, and a member of the NOAA Ocean Explorati on Advisory Board from 2014-2021.\n\nWith this lecture we return in person to the Smithwick Theater! Link to directions below.\n\nThis presentation will also be available on the SVLS YouTube site. Link below.\n\nThe lectur e is co-sponsored by:\n\n* Foothill College Science\, Tech\, Engineering & Math Division\n* SETI Institute\n* Astronomical Society of the Pacific\n \n-----------------------\nFoothill College is just off the El Monte Road exit from Freeway 280 in Los Altos\, California\n \nFor directions and p arking information as well as a campus map to find the Smithwick theater\, see ilnks below.\n\nNOTE: Parking lot 1 is closest\, with access to the theater by stairs. Parking lot 5 provides access from the same elevation as the theater.\n\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250129T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250129T200000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:SVLS is Back in Person and Online!: 'NASA's VIPER Mission: Real-ti me Collaborative Science Operations at the South Pole of the Moon' with D r. Darlene Lim\, NASA Ames Research Center END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR