PROGRAM 3B WEDNESDAY JULY 9
Working title: "TOUCHDOWN + 6!"
TEST: 13:00-14:00 EASTERN
LIVE NATIONALLY: 14:00-16:00 EASTERN

***NOTE: GIVEN UNCERTAINTY ABOUT PRESS CONFERENCE, AND
DELAYED CARRIAGE BY PBS, ALL SITES MUST DOWNLOAD THE
PROGRAM FROM GE-2, TR/CH 21!!!***

UPLINKS:
***CHANGE OF JPL LOCATIONS***
JPL:
1) PRETAPE SEIDEL PROGRAM SET-UP ON MALL AND ROLL IN
2) 2 cameras in Blue Room: for DONNA and imaging guests
3) 1 camera in Von Karman: for press conference and final section of
program, after the press conf.

AMNH: as before
MARYLAND SCIENCE CENTER: Jim O'Leary
NASA CLASSROOM OF THE FUTURE, Wheeling, W.VA: host: Nancy Sturm
and TBD HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE: host: Janel Badrina, Tom Jones

***NOTE: HOUSTON AND MARYLAND ARE SHARING TRANSPONDER
TIME!!! SEE SCRIPT FOR WHEN WE WISH TO SWITCH FROM SITE TO SITE.
THIS SHOULD BE ALMOST INSTANTANEOUS, AND RESULT IN NO
CHANGE OF TOTAL SCREEN TIME FOR EITHER SITE***

AVAILABLE MARVELOUS MARS SEGS

PRE-RECORD HOUSTON'S FIRST SEQUENCE

JPL GUESTS
DONNA SHIRLEY (overall mission, technology demo)
PETE SMITH (imaging and results from imaging: weather, atmosphere) or RON
G. until Pete S. arrives
DONNA SHIRLEY, subbing for BRIAN COOPER, Rover driver
RON GREELEY, proud "rock jock"
BRIAN MUIRHEAD (overall mission, the team, the project)

1. UNDERWRITER ANNOUNCE / VTR (00:13)                   ET 00:15
NOTE TO NYC TRUCK: redo NASA image

2. "LIVE FROM MARS & JPL" / LIVE (00:30)                ET 00:43
Live JPL press conference, intercut with best (and latest) Mars images
LIVE SEIDEL VOICE OVER LIVE JPL FEED

THIS IS DAVID SEIDEL, SPEAKING TO YOU FROM NASA'S JET
PROPULSION LABORATORY, IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, WHERE A
PRESS CONFERENCE ON NASA'S MARS MISSION IS JUST BEGINNING

JPL IS  MISSION CONTROL FOR THE MARS PATHFINDER SPACECRAFT
AND THE SOJOURNER ROVER.

Cut to Mars images
AND THIS IS BARNACLE BILL, A ROCK ABOUT ONE METER AWAY FROM
PATHFINDER ON THE SURFACE OF MARS, IN ARES VALLIS. THIS
PICTURE WAS RELEASED JUST MINUTES AGO.

Another late-breaking shot of Mars
MARS, THE RED PLANET

JPL bustle
JPL

Pathfinder imaged by rover
AND MARS, THE CARL SAGAN MEMORIAL STATION, ON THE PLAINS OF GOLD

3. SITE INTROS / LIVE & VTR (01:00)                             ET 01:43
Camille intro Neil, Sasha and AMNH site, and we see all the live site
CITIES (ON TAPE!) AMNH, Baltimore, COTF, Houston, and throws to show
open JPL description Pre-record Camille

FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS WE WANT TO USE SPACE-AGE TECHNOLOGY
TO BRIDGE THE 120 MILLION MILES BETWEEN EARTH AND MARS, TO
BRING YOU THE VERY LATEST IMAGES AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE
RED PLANET.

HELLO, I'M CAMILLE MOODY, HERE AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF
NATURAL HISTORY, IN NEW YORK CITY. AND WITH ME IS THE DIRECTOR
OF THE MUSEUM'S HAYDEN PLANETARIUM, NEIL TYSON.

See Neil, and then Sasha
NEIL:
THIS IS A FULL SIZE MODEL OF THE PATHFINDER SPACECRAFT, WITH
THE ROVER, SOJOURNER, SITTING ON ITS SOLAR PANEL.

OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS WE'VE ALL BEEN THRILLED TO SEE THE
REAL THING ROLLING ROUND THE RUST-RED SANDS OF MARS. IN THIS
PROGRAM YOU'LL HEAR FROM NASA EXPERTS DIRECTLY.

See Sasha, Neil continues
AND SASHA STILES WILL BE SHARING THE BEST INTERNET ADDRESSES FOR YOU TO
FOLLOW THIS AMAZING MISSION IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS AHEAD CAMILLE.

See Camille, and see audience: WAVE!
WITH US HERE IN NEW YORK ARE AN EXCITED GROUP OF YOUNG
PEOPLE AND SOME "VIRTUAL EXPLORERS" WHO ARE YOUNG AT
HEART.

Camille continues VO MYC-VTR map/logo images
WE'RE HERE IN NEW YORK, WHERE THE AMERICAN MUSEUM HAS LONG
BEEN KNOWN AS >THE< PLACE TO SEE DINOSAURS. NOW WE'RE GLAD
TO USE MODERN TECHNOLOGY TO SEE THE FUTURE AS WELL AS THE
PAST.

WE'RE ALSO COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM NASA'S CLASSROOM OF THE
FUTURE IN WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, HOME TO A CHALLENGER
CENTER AND WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY.

AND WE'RE LIVE IN BALTIMORE, FROM THE MARYLAND SCIENCE
CENTER, ONE OF A NUMBER OF SCIENCE CENTERS HOSTING MARS
EVENTS THIS WEEK.

AND FROM THE HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE IN TEXAS
WHICH IS USING THE INTERNET TO MAKE ALL NASA MISSIONS
ACCESSIBLE.

To Camille
JPL MARS NEW YORK, BALTIMORE, WHEELING, HOUSTON, AND VIA
THE NET, ACROSS AMERICA AND AROUND THE WORLD NEIL, WHAT DO
YOU SAY?

Neil, leads audience who join in "LFM":
CAMILLE, WHAT CAN I SAY, EXCEPT

LIVE FROM NEW YORK, IT'S LIVE FROM MARS

4. LFM OPEN SEQUENCE / VTR (00:34)                      ET 02:17
adapt from generic with new title TOUCHDOWN + 6!

5. CAMILLE INTR. ALL SITES / LIVE & VTR (00:15) ET 02:32

Camille to camera
WELCOME BACK! WE'VE GOT IMAGES JUST IN FROM MARS AND
INTERACTION DIRECTLY WITH THE SCIENTISTS WHO UNDERSTAND
THEM BEST, SO LET'S GET GOING.

WHO'S TRAVELING WITH US ON THIS ELECTRONIC FIELD TRIP?
COME IN, BALTIMORE.

6. MD INTRO / LIVE (00:30)                                              ET
03:02

Jim to camera: SEE THE SITE AND EXCITED PEOPLE!!!

JIM:
THANKS CAMILLE, WE'RE DELIGHTED TO BE HERE. WE'VE BEEN
MOBBED WITH MARS ENTHUSIASTS THIS WEEK.

See Mayor Schmoke, and add name super: he waves to acknowledge
INCLUDING SOMEONE WHO'S TAKING TIME OUT FROM GOVERNMENT
TO ASK A QUESTION, BUT THAT'S LATER. FIRST, HOUSTON ANY
PROBLEMS?

***!!!PRE-RECORD THIS SEQUENCE SOON AFTER 13:00 EASTERN!!!***
7. HMNS INTRO / LIVE & VTR (00:30)                              ET 03:32

Carolyn:
"BALTIMORE, WE ARE GO FOR LAUNCH OF THE MARS VESSEL,
ANTARES"

I'M CAROLYN SUMNERS, AND OUR >DESTINATION< IS MARS, TRAVELING
INTO THE FUTURE, AND SIMULATING THE ACTIVITIES HUMANS NEED TO
SURVIVE IN SPACE.

See them and video footage of TOM
WITH US ARE MUSEUM EDUCATOR JANEL BADRINA AND REAL-LIFE
NASA ASTRONAUT TOM JONES.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS SHUTTLE FOOTAGE, TOM LOVES LOOKING AT
EARTH FROM ORBIT BUT HE'S HOPING HE'S YOUNG ENOUGH TO BE
ON THE FIRST >REAL< MARS CREW.

OVER TO WHEELING

***NANCY THROWS TO JPL, NOT AMNH***
8. COTF INTRO / LIVE (00:30)                                    ET 04:02

Nancy
WE'RE HERE AT WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY, WITH A GROUP OF
AREA RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO GET AS CLOSE TO MARS AS THEY CAN
BE. WE'VE GOT ACTIVITIES TO SHARE WHICH SIMULATE SOJOURNER'S
TRAVELS AROUND MARS AND WHAT IT TAKES TO GET FROM EARTH TO
THE RED PLANET.

NOW, OVER TO HUMANITY'S GATEWAY TO THE PLANETS, NASA'S JET
PROPULSION LABORATORY IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

9. WHAT'S HAPPENING AT JPL / LIVE (01:00)       ET 05:02

SEIDEL
THIS IS JPL HOME BASE FOR ALL OF AMERICA'S ROBOTIC
EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM. THIS IS WHERE THE IMAGES
COME BACK TO BE PROCESSED AND ANALYZED, >THE< PLACE WHERE
SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS DESIGN AND BUILD SPACECRAFT, AND
CONTROL AND FLY THE ACTUAL MISSIONS.

FOR THE PAST WEEK, IT'S BEEN CROWDED WITH PRESS, THE
ELECTRONIC EYES AND EARS OF THE WHOLE WORLD.

I'VE BEEN ONE OF THE VOICES OF THE PATHFINDER MISSION, WHICH I'M
GLAD TO REPORT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN EVERY WAY. WE LANDED SAFELY, AND
RETURNED IMAGES.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING ROUND THE CLOCK, AND EVERYBODY'S TIRED BUT VERY HAPPY.

NOW MANY PRESS PEOPLE ARE DEPARTING, BUT A TREASURE TROVE
OF NEW PICTURES IS BEING UNLOADED DAY AND NIGHT THROUGH THE
IMAGE PROCESSING LABORATORY, AND SCIENTISTS ARE SCRAMBLING
TO UNDERSTAND THE MYSTERIES OF MARS.

WITH US IS MARS EXPLORATION PROGRAM MANAGER DONNA SHIRLEY.
SHE'S LEFT THE PRESS CONFERENCES TO THE FOLKS WHO ACTUALLY
FLY THE MISSIONS BUT SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL TO GETTING
PATHFINDER BUILT AND LAUNCHED TO MARS. DONNA, WELCOME.

Donna:
THANKS, DAVID. THIS HAS BEEN A TEAM EFFORT FROM THE
BEGINNING, AND WE'RE ALL DELIGHTED TO BE WITH YOU TO SHARE
OUR LATEST RESULTS

Seidel:
DONNA, LET'S GET STARTED BY SEEING HOW WE GOT TO MARS AND
LANDED SAFELY ON THE SURFACE.

10. MISSION UPDATE / NYC-VTR & MSU-VTR w/ LIVE V.O. (02:30) ET 07:32

DONNA and SEIDEL, LIVE V.O. TAPE
REPRISE SUNDAY'S SEQUENCE, BUT >ABBREVIATE< AS NECESSARY TO
ACCOMMODATE WHAT'S HAPPENED ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY!

MISSION UPDATE chapter head
The story told through animation and doc. scenes, narrated live by Donna
and David S.

WANT TO ADD THE VERY LATEST FROM JPL THRU A LIVE CUT FROM
NYC-VTR TO MSU-VTR

Seidel:
WELL, DONNA, SOME OF THAT WAS COMPUTER ANIMATION BUT NOW
LET'S LOOK AT MARS FOR REAL THROUGH THE EYES OF PATHFINDER
AND SOJOURNER.

11. MISSION GREATEST HITS / NYC-VTR (04:00)    ET 11:32
Donna analyzes the very best pictures, and explains what we are seeing
in terms of the technical success of the mission-- right way through
the latest images. Challenge of bulging airbag, modem problem, "6 wheels
on soil," Sojourner images MPF, and vice versa.

DONNA and SEIDEL interact live over the images

12. HOW TO GET THESE PIX! (01:30)            ET 13:02
Camille notes Internet usage for this mission, plugs onair-lfm, (super)
and throws to Sasha at the Internet URL's super.
Sasha throws to Neil

Camille: addresses audience directly, as in the old recruiting poster, and
we see Sasha at computer.
DONNA, THANKS FOR BEING WITH US AT SUCH A BUSY TIME.

WELL, THE INTERNET'S BEEN BUSY TOO, OVER 100 MILLION "HITS" TO
NASA SITES DURING PATHFINDER'S FIRST DAYS ON MARS. HERE'S
SASHA STILES WITH SOME ANSWERS TO ONE OF >YOUR< MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS WHERE DO WE GET THESE IMAGES???

Sasha:
WELL, AS CAMILLE SAID, MANY MARS SITES HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY. BUT
AROUND THE WORLD THERE ARE MANY SITES WHICH >MIRROR< THOSE
AT NASA JPL, AND HAVE THE LATEST NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM
MARS.

ALL OF THEM ARE LISTED AT:
http://mars.sgi.com

CHOOSE THE SITE NEAREST YOU, AND SPREAD THE LOAD, AND
ENSURE YOU GET YOUR HANDS AND EYES ON THE IMAGES THE
FASTEST!

AMIE GALLAGHER FROM THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, WHY DON'T YOU
SHOW US THE SO-CALLED "MONSTER PAN" JUST RELEASED
YESTERDAY?

Amie scrolls across the pan: see it over shoulder through clear scan
camera.

SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN GIVING MANY OF THESE ROCKS NICKNAMES
INCLUDING YOGI, BARNACLE BILL, etc., etc., AND A LITTLE LATER WE'LL
BE LOOKING AT THIS AND MANY MORE AMAZING IMAGES IN DETAIL.

Sasha turns to camera
MANY SITES ALSO HAVE BACKGROUND ON THE MISSION. OUR OWN
"PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE" SITE SUPPORTING THE "LIVE FROM MARS"
ELECTRONIC FIELD TRIP, MAY BE FOUND AT:

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/mars

Amie calls up Web page: we see details, and also Sasha holding up the
Teacher's Guide. THERE'S EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND ON MARS, THE MISSION, AN
ONLINE VERSION OF THIS TEACHER'S GUIDE.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE CHANCE TO INTERACT WITH THE MEN
AND WOMEN WHO FLY THE MISSION. CAMILLE!?!

Camille to camera
THANKS SASHA.

AND THE INTERNET GIVES >YOU< >RIGHT NOW< THE OPPORTUNITY
TO ASK QUESTIONS OF OUR LIVE GUESTS.

Still store graphic
SEND YOUR QUESTIONS TO:
Onair-lfm@quest.arc.nasa.gov

NOW IT'S TIME FOR QUESTIONS TO DONNA FROM HERE IN NEW YORK CITY.

13. SITE/JPL INTERACTION #1 / LIVE (06:00)   ET 19:02
13.A Neil brokers 2 NYC questions to DONNA at JPL, and throws to
13.B Nancy at COTF who brokers 2 question to JPL, and throws to
13.C Jim in MD, who brokers 2 questions to JPL, and throws to Camille at
AMNH.

Neil brokers TWO (2) questions from the NYC audience
Question 1
Donna answers
Question 2
Donna answers
Neil
NOW OVER TO WHEELING!

Nancy brokers TWO (2) question from COTF to Donna
Question 1
Donna answers
Question 2
Donna answers

CUT DIRECT TO MARYLAND

Jim brokers TWO (2) question from MD to Donna
Question 1
Donna answers
Question 2
Donna answers

CUT DIRECT TO NYC

***SWITCH SATELLITE TO HOUSTON***
14. CAMILLE: "HANDS-ON" / LIVE & GFX  (00:30)   ET 19:32

Camille:
WELL, KEEP THOSE QUESTIONS COMING IN BY E-MAIL SEND THEM TO:
Onair-lfm@quest.arc.nasa.gov

THIS DIRECT INTERACTION WITH MISSION SCIENTISTS IS ONE OF THE
THINGS WHICH MAKES THE PATHFINDER MISSION UNIQUE IN THE
HISTORY OF EXPLORATION, BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHER WAYS YOU
CAN BRING MARS DOWN TO EARTH.

HERE'S NEIL WITH WHAT SURE LOOKS LIKE A FUN WAY TO EXPERIMENT
WITH THE FORCES WHICH LAUNCHED SOJOURNER TO MARS.

15. BALLOON ROCKETS / NYC-VTR (01:30)            ET 21:02

Begin with MARS DOWN TO EARTH chapter head, and continue SOT full

16. CAMILLE LEAD TO HOUSTON (01:00)            ET 21:32

Camille: releases balloon which zooms up and away from the camera
CAMILLE: NEIL, SURE LOOKS LIKE FUN, BUT WHAT'S THE POINT?

Neil:
Ad libs Newton action-reaction explanation, and ends, BUT HAVING FUN
DOING HANDS-ON SCIENCE IS SURELY A JUSTIFICATION ALL BY ITSELF?!?

Camille:
NEIL, YOU ARE RIGHT!

INCIDENTALLY, THOSE PTEROSAURS YOU SEE IN THE BACKGROUND UP
IN THE AMERICAN MUSEUMS CHECK NAME EXHIBIT HALL DIDN'T HAVE
THE BRAINPOWER TO INVENT ROCKETS, THOUGH THEY LIVED ON
EARTH FOR SOME (CHECK MILLION YEARS) BEFORE GOING EXTINCT.

SO THAT'S SOME INSIGHTS INTO HOW WE LEAVE EARTH.

COME IN HOUSTON WITH A SIMULATION SHOWING HOW WE ACTUALLY
NAVIGATE TO MARS!

17. HMNS MISSION #1/ LIVE & VTR (02:00)         ET 23:32

super JANEL
Janel Badrina (standing behind NAVIGATION console) explains nature of
mission to Tom and students. Janel explains that student navigators are
identifying objects and will use triangulation to be certain where they
are.

If time allows, she can use an orrery to demonstrate (If you know how far
you are from Earth, Mars, and the Sun, then you know exactly where you
are!)

Tom explains that the 21st century trajectory to Mars is much like the one
of the Pathfinder - 6 month out, 18 months on the planet, and 6 months
back. B-roll runs as Tom explains this.

NOTE: Since this is going to be pre-taped, let's let Tom narrate the
B-roll
as you roll it. He will have practiced with the tape before.

B-roll: TCR 9:06 - 9:54  -- 48 sec maximum

Super TOM
Tom ends with question to Donna:
"As one of the younger astronauts, I want to be on that first flight to
Mars. In our simulation we say 2018 is the launch date. Do you think we
can make it by then, Donna?"

DONNA replies from JPL

***SWITCH SATELLITE TO MARYLAND***

18. CAMILLE THROWS TO COTF (00:30)            ET 24:02

Camille:
THANKS, TOM AND DONNA. YOU KNOW, GETTING FROM HERE TO THERE
IN SPACE IS NOT SIMPLE AT ALL BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS IN MOTION
RELATIVE TO EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND HERE, TOO, THE PATHFINDER MISSION HAS BEEN ASTONISHINGLY
SUCCESSFUL. BEFORE WE ASK DONNA JUST HOW GOOD THEIR
NAVIGATION WAS, HERE'S CLASSROOM OF THE FUTURE TO SHOW YOU
SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES YOU ENCOUNTER WHEN A STRAIGHT LINE
>ISN'T< THE QUICKEST POINT FROM A TO B OR EARTH TO MARS!

19. COTF DEMO #1 (02:30)               ET 26:32
Nancy leads COTF team through live "navigation"/merry-go-round demo and
ends by throwing to NEIL in NEW YORK

20. NEIL explains relevance of demo (01:30)                ET 28:02
And interacts with Donna

Neil:
DONNA, JUST HOW WELL DID THE PATHFINDER NAVIGATION TEAM DO?

Donna:
Uses Kallmeyn's analogy like sinking a hole in one from Houston to New
York (or other sites which are live today), didn't even use TCM 5 right
in the landing ellipse (still frames) and 45 kms from where expected.

AT END OF ANSWER CUT DIRECT TO MM#1

21. MARVELOUS MARS #1 / NYC-VTR (00:30)                 ET 28:32
Risks, only 8 of 29 Mars missions have returned useful data.

22. SITE/JPL INTERACTION #2 / LIVE (06:00)      ET 34:02
15A Neil Tyson introduces Donna's single "Most Valuable Picture" from
Mars (01:45)
15B. COTF and JPL (02:00)
15C. MD and JPL (02:00) (with MVP -- Most Voted-in Politician -- Mayor
Kurt Schmoke)
15D. Camille says "Bye" from AMNH to Donna back to work (00:15)

Neil:
DONNA, AS YOU KNOW I'M A SPORTS FAN, BUT I THINK SCIENCE ALSO
HAS IT'S MVP'S. WHAT DO WE MEAN BY THAT?

Roll MVP tape
SOT

Neil:
DONNA, WE ASKED YOU THIS THE OTHER DAY, BUT WE'RE SURE YOU
GOT A BRAND NEW MVP, A FAVORITE IMAGE. WHAT IS IT, AND WHAT DO
YOU SEE IN IT?

DONNA explains

NEIL nudges, probes, briefly

CAMILLE:
OK, DONNA, A QUESTION FROM WHEELING

DONNA answers
WHEELING question 2
DONNA answers

CUT DIRECT TO MARYLAND

Jim
OK, A QUESTION FROM THE MAYOR OF BALTIMORE, THE HONORABLE
KURT SCHMOKE.

Mayor's question
DONNA answers

Jim
AND ONE MORE QUESTION FROM SOMEONE A LITTLE YOUNGER THAN HIS HONOR.

MD Kid question

CAMILLE in NYC
OK, DONNA WE KNOW YOU WANT TO CHECK BACK IN TO THAT
ONGOING PRESS CONFERENCE TO SEE THE LATEST, BUT CAN YOU
PROMISE TO COME BACK A LITTLE LATER TO UPDATE US ON THE
TRAVELS OF SOJOURNER??? ALL THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ROVER
TEAM ARE FAST ASLEEP SINCE THEY WERE UP WORKING ALL NIGHT!

DONNA replies

CAMILLE
WE'LL BE BACK IN JUST A MINUTE WITH NEWS FROM THE SURFACE OF
MARS, BUT FIRST, WE FOUND NOT EVERYONE AROUND AMERICA WAS
QUITE AS WELL INFORMED AS DONNA!

23. (HU)MAN ON THE STREET / VTR (02:00)         ET 36:02
"Where is Mars?" "How is Mars like Earth?" "Is there life on Mars" shot on
locations at each of our remote site cities.

Super place names
LAS VEGAS, NV
WHEELING, WV
DENVER, CO

24. CAMILLE THROW TO SEIDEL AND PETER SMITH/RON GREELEY (00:30)
ET 36:32

CAMILLE
WELL, THAT PRESS CONFERENCE IS STILL GOING ON, AND HAS TIED UP
ONE OF OUR PRE-PLANNED GUESTS, BUT WE'RE REALLY DELIGHTED TO
HAVE AN EXCELLENT PINCH-HITTER DAVID, WHO'S WITH US.

25. SEIDEL AND SMITH/GREELEY: MARS FOR REAL (02:00)      ET 38:32
Video of process of image acquisition, IMP press conf.

SEIDEL:
HELLO, RON GREELEY TELL US YOUR ROLE IN THE MISSION.

Name super
RON
I'M A MEMBER OF THE IMAGING TEAM AND A GEOLOGIST FROM
ARIZONA STATE, A PART OF THE COUNTRY SOME SAY LOOKS QUITE
LIKE MARS! ANYWAY, I'M A PROUD ROCK JOCK AND IN THE PAST FEW
DAYS I AND MY COLLEAGUES HAVE BEEN IN HEAVEN AS WELL AS ON
MARS!

DAVID
SO WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON?

DAVID and RON narrate over rolling video of the first images right up
through the very latest we have available. Focus is on the PROCESS of
acquiring the images, excitement of getting them back, cliff-hangers

26. SMITH/GREELEY'S >SCIENCE< HITS / NYC-VTR (04:00)         ET 42:32

DAVID
WELL, THAT SENSE OF SEEING SOME AMAZING NEW IMAGE EVERY FEW
HOURS IS WHAT HAS MADE THE DAYS SINCE JULY 4TH SO FULL AND FUN
AND EXCITING NOW LET'S HAVE YOU SHOW US A GALLERY OF YOUR
"GREATEST HITS"!

Seidel and Greeley voice over the most informative pictures

27. SITE INTERACTION #3 (03:00)            ET 46:32
27A: MD/JPL
27B: AMNH, e-mail/JPL

Jim brokers MD question 1
Ron answers
Jime broker MD question 2
Ron answers

DIRECT TO AMNH

SASHA passes along e-mail question
Ron answers

SEIDEL leads to tape
DURING OUR EARLIER PROGRAM WE GOT LOTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT
JUST HOW THESE IMAGES ARE CREATED, SO WE THOUGHT WE'D TAKE
YOU BEHIND CLOSED DOORS TO ANOTHER PLACE THAT'S BEEN
WORKING OVERTIME, JPL'S IMAGE PROCESSING LABORATORY.

***SWITCH SATELLITE TO HOUSTON***

28. IMAGE PROCESSING / MSU-VTR (02:30)    ET 49:02
SOT package, with voice over from RON and SEIDEL as needed

29. JPL SITE INTERACTION #4 (05:00)                 ET 53:02
29A: COTF/JPL
29B: AMNH/JPL: 2 KIDS WITH 2 DIFFERENT PHOTOS (NEIL PROMPTS)
QUESTIONS SMITH/GREELEY: we see photos on camera stand
JPL guest has same hard copy and responds to it

DIRECT TO WHEELING!

NANCY
WE'VE A QUESTION FOR RON FROM WHEELING.

RON answers
NANCY
ONE MORE QUESTION FROM WEST VIRGINIA.
RON answers

NEIL in crowd at AMNH with hard copies of images he coaches each of two
kids in turn to ask RON "what's this?" "what's that?" We have hard copy on
still store. RON has image beside him at JPL. They INTERACT as if sharing
pictures over a table rather than over a continent.

NEIL
I'M HERE WITH (CHECK NAME,) AND THIS IS ONE OF THE IMAGES Y'ALL
CAN FIND ONLINE IT'S OF A CHECK NAME (gives rock name or
something) KID NAME 1, WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION?

KID NAME 1 asks his/her question

RON answers

NEIL
AWRIGHT NOW KID NAME #2, YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT PICTURE. WHAT
CAUGHT YOUR EYE ABOUT THIS ONE?

KID NAME 2 asks his/her question

RON answers

30. CAMILLE THROWS HOUSTON (00:30)           ET 53:32
CAMILLE
PRETTY NEAT "TOURIST SNAPS" FROM MARS ANALYZED CROSS-
COUNTRY VIA SATELLITE BY ONE OF NASA'S EXPERTS.

NOW YOU MIGHT ARGUE THAT IT'S JUST A ROBOT ON MARS, NOT A
TOURIST, BUT AS YOU'LL SEE THE SCIENTISTS THINK OF PATHFINDER
AND SOJOURNER AS EXTENSIONS OF OUR HUMAN SENSES. COME IN,
HOUSTON, FOR MORE ON ROBOTS IN SPACE.

31. HMNS MISSION #2 / LIVE & TAPE (02:00)               ET 55:32
location: Robotic Chamber (camera sees kids and robot arms)

JANEL explains that astronauts on a trip to Mars rely on robots inside the
spacecraft and outside as well. In the Isolation Chamber, astronauts use
robot arms to examine radiation shields or to test possible radioactive
samples.

TOM explains that astronauts use a variety of robots like these - even the
remote manipulator arm on the Shuttle is a kind of robot. TOM describes
the hostile conditions outside the spacecraft and explains that humans use
robots to go where they cannot go in person and that robotic missions such
as Pathfinder paved the way for the first human exploration of Mars.

TOM
NEW YORK, THIS IS THE SPACESHIP "ANTARES" EN ROUTE TO MARS
OVER TO YOU FOR NOW.

32. SITE/JPL INTERACTION # 4 / LIVE (03:00)         01:00:02
atmosphere and weather
32A: AMNH
32B: e-mail
32C: COTF

NEIL
RON, THE OTHER DAY WE CREATED THE WORLD'S FIRST LIVE
INTERPLANETARY WEATHERCAST WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED ABOUT
MARS' ATMOSPHERE AND WEATHER FROM WHAT'S NOW 6 SOLS (THAT'S
MARTIAN FOR "DAY") ON MARS?
RON answers

SASHA with e-mail question
RON answers

NANCY jumps in with one COTF question
RON answers