RSVP Today: The New Space Age with Rep. Lucas, NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkins, UAE Space Agency's Sarah Al Amiri and more

View in Browser       Aspiration and Resilience: The New Space Age Space exploration is fast becoming a strategic priority for many countries. On February 9th, the UAE's Hope probe reached Mars orbit, followed by a Chinese probe a day later. America's Perseverance rover is expected to land on Martian soil on Thursday. These activities are a sign that more nations are getting serious not only about finding life beyond our planet, but also recognizing the need to have a robust presence in space. Will a fellowship with global scientists for a common goal lead to new opportunities, collaboration and growth within the global scientific community? Could the information recovered from these missions attract the next generation of visionaries in engineering and space? In The New Space Age - The Hill's third event in the Aspiration & Resilience Series - astronauts, space agency leaders, young scientists, academics, and government leaders from the United States and the Middle East will explore friendly competition and cooperation among countries with an interest in space exploration. We will also discuss how these missions will attract the next generation of scientists, engineers and inventors.   Featured speakers: Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK), Ranking Member, Committee on Science, Space & Technology Jessica Watkins, PhD, Astronaut, NASA Marwa AlAlawi, 2020 Mechanical Engineering Graduate, MIT Sarah Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Technology; Chairwoman, UAE Space Agency Avigdor 'Avi' Blasberger, Director-General, Israel Space Agency Dave Brain, Associate Professor, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado - Boulder Philip Christensen, Regents Professor, The Ed and Helen Korrick Professor, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University Noora AlSaeed, PhD Candidate, Department of Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado - Boulder RSVP Now! 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT Tuesday, February 16th   Questions for our speakers? Join the conversation using @TheHillEvents and #TheHillSpace.     Underwriter: Embassy of the United Arab Emirates     Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Newsletters     Forward this Newsletter       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

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