28-30 October 2007, Baton Rouge |
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October 24, 2007
Several weeks ago, Risk and Exploration Symposium co-chair Keith Cowing had a chance to take a ride aboard a plane full of teachers as they all experenced weightlessness as part of the Northrop Grumman Foundation's "Weightless Flights of Discovery" program. Click on image to enlarge.
LSU Colors Go To Extremes: Devon Island, Mars on Earth
This past Summer, Risk and Exploration Symposium co-chairs Leroy Chiao (Left) and Keith Cowing (R) spent 8 days on Devon Island, a remote research base in Canada 800 miles from the North Pole. While there they explored the surrounding terrain - often referred to as "Mars on Earth", conducted educational webcasts, and built a memorial to the crew of Space Shuttle Challenger. Click on image to enlarge.