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To MARS with MER - MER the Mission ORAL HISTORY

In the course of researching and developing "To MARS with MER" and its 6 video programs, P2K has been fortunate to spend many hours in conversation with the men and women behind the rovers, whose hard work gives life to the robotic explorers. Their insights and anecdotes explain how NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers project really came together, in more detail than any broadcast could ever find time for. In this section, you can read some of the fascinating "Inside Story" of NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers project, in these pages of ORAL HISTORY.
Joy Crisp
Mars Exploration Rovers Project Scientist
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
"September 26, 2001"
Tom Rivellini
Airbag Design Consultant, and Engineer
Landing system designer, for the Mobile Science Laboratory (Mars 2009)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
"December 14, 2001"
Adam Steltzner
Mars Exploration Rovers EDL Lead Mechanical Engineer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
"February 26, 2002"
Miguel San Martin
Mars Exploration Rovers Lead Software Designer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
"February 26, 2002"
Stacy Weinstein
Test Engineer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Art Thompson
ATLO Systems Lead
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, "ATLO Week 1"
Steve Squyres
ATHENA Science Team Principal Investigator
Cornell University, NY
March 1, 2002
Adam Steltzner
Mars Exploration Rovers EDL Lead Mechanical Engineer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
"December 12, 2002"
Joy Crisp
Mars Exploration Rovers Project Scientist
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
December 12, 2002
Art Thompson
ATLO Systems Lead
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kennedy Space Center - May 2003

Tom Shain
ATLO Logistics Manager, MER
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kennedy Space Center - May 2003

Jackie Lyra
ATLO Test Conductor, MER
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kennedy Space Center - May 2003
Steve Squyres
ATHENA Science Team Principal Investigator
Cornell University, NY
June 8, 2003