Rosetta fly-by of asteroid Steins: press conference (first results & images)
4 September 2008
First results and images from Rosetta's fly-by of asteroid Steins will be presented at a press conference, which will be webcast live, on Saturday 6 September starting at 12:00 CEST.A number of presentations will be made during the press conference covering the Rosetta mission, the challenge of implementing the fly-by, and the first results and images.
Schedule of presentations for the
Rosetta Steins Fly-By Press Conference
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Start time
Presentation
Speaker
12:00
Welcome and introduction
David Southwood, Director of Science and Robotic Exploration, ESA
12:10
Rosetta: the status of the mission
Gerhard Schwehm, Rosetta Mission Manager & Head of Solar System Science Operations Division, ESA
12:20
Rosetta and the study of asteroids
Rita Schulz, Rosetta Project Scientist, ESA
12:30
The fly-by of Steins – stretching Rosetta’s limits
Andrea Accomazzo, Rosetta Spacecraft Operations Manager, ESA
12:40
Steins: first images and results
Uwe Keller, OSIRIS camera Principal Investigator, Max Planck Institut für Sonnensystemforschung
12:50
ESA's plans for asteroid and space debris monitoring
Gaele Winters, Director of Operations and Infrastructure, ESA
13:00
Questions & Answers session, followed by interview opportunities for the media
The press conference will be held at the premises of the European Space Operations Centre (ESA-ESOC), Robert-Bosch Strasse 5, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany