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Discover the groundbreaking Mars and Beyond Project Envoy led by Georgia Tech students, aimed at searching for extraterrestrial life within our solar system. With targets including Mars, Titan, Enceladus, Europa, Io, and Venus, this initiative emphasizes the importance of public interest and congressional support for funding. The project's innovative approach features a 60-second infomercial designed to captivate audiences with the excitement of space exploration. Join us as we seek to answer humanity's fundamental question: “Is there life beyond Earth?”
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MARS AND BEYOND PROJECT ENVOY PREVIEW Georgia Tech Team
Introduction • Microfossil evidence - 2004 • NASA Project Envoy - managed by JPL: seek E.T. in Solar System • Targets – Mars RedLake, Titan, Enceladus, Europa, Io, Venus • Sean O’Keefe: “High-level public interest in central human question - whether life ever arose elsewhere .. human missions possible later” • Prime support contract for Project Envoy • Voter support critical for Congressional approval • 60-second Infomercial to win public support for Project Envoy
Solution Overview • Rationale • Storyboard • Sample Preview • Team Credits
Rationale • Awareness of different forms of life • Diversity of human experience • Bridge – Curiosity • Glimpses of Possibilities
Storyboard 1. The world we live in now
Storyboard 2. Diversity of Life
Storyboard 3. Who Else is Out There?
Storyboard 4. Mars Exploration
Storyboard 5. Other Environments Suitable For Life?
Storyboard 6. Guide to More Info – Name recognition for “Envoy” http://envoy.jpl.nasa.gov
Infomercial Features Use music break to switch from “calm Earth life” scenes to excitement and wonder of Space exploration. Leave unspecified the forms of life expected, but leave the idea that it can be very diverse indeed! Theme: WHO ELSE IS OUT THERE???
Team Credentials Don Changeau Grad Student, School of Public Policy Dominic Rupnarine Sophomore, Aerospace Engineering Ian Sharpe Sophomore, Electrical and Computer Engineering Waqar Zaidi Sophomore, Aerospace Engineering Thilini Rangedera Freshman, Aerospace Engineering Mitsuyo Tsuda Freshman, Aerospace Engineering Priya Gopalakrishnan Grad Student, Aerospace Engineering Narayanan Komerath Professor, Aerospace Engineering