2021.02 Dinner - The Romance of the Red Planet and Barrett Tagliarino

Oneonta Club Presents

2/8 Monday Dinner



February 8th (MON), 2021, 6pm - 8pm via Zoom

Chaired by Derek Vaughan

SPEAKERS:

Sarah Marcotte and Josh – Provided a presentation about the amazing and imminent arrival on Mars of the Mars 2020 project. This is the landing of the perseverance lander with Ingenuity - a mini helicopter and a microphone. The spacecraft is due to arrive on Mars on February 18, 2021. You'll be fascinated with the mission overview and details on the very first powered flight on another planet

Mars public engagement specialist Sarah Marcotte provided an overview of the Mars 2020 mission and its rover, Perseverance.  This mission, landing on February 18, 2021, searched for signs of ancient life in Jezero Crater on Mars.  Sarah answered questions about icy cold Mars!   

Josh Ravich, as the Mechanical Engineering Lead for the Mars Helicopter, designed the vehicle which undertook the first aerial rotorcraft flight on another planet. His presentation blew our space boots off and proved to be a cosmic adventure!

ENTERTAINMENT:

Barrett Tagliarino – a South Pasadena-based guitar virtuoso played romantic etudes. 

DINNER:

We made arrangements with Twohey's Restaurant (424 Fair Oaks Avenue, South Pasadena) to allow our members and their Valentine to enjoy a meal, courtesy of the Oneonta Club.