Mars InSight Roadshow was a traveling exhibit/activity center for education and public outreach in support of the InSight Mars lander and space exploration and space science. [1] Supported by caravan of vehicles, the roadshow functioned as an exhibit for institutions and/or events and also conducted public talks. [2] [3] [4] The roadshow was staffed by people from the InSight mission, science teams, and/or members of NASA. [5] One of the tasks was to explain the mission and to increase awareness about research and science. [6] The roadshow included talks, exhibits, and activities that were available at certain times and locations as the roadshow travelled to different locations. [7]
In the summer of 2018, while InSight was coasting through interplanetary space, the Mars InSight roadshow toured southern California in the United States. [8] [9] [10]
The roadshow visited Turtle Bay Exploration Park. [11]
On April 28, 2018 it visited the Cal Poly (California Polytechnic State University), [12] and on April 29, 2018 Mars InSight Roadshow visited the San Luis Obispo Children's Museum. [13] The roadshow also visited the Santa Maria Discovery Museum, and the Orange Country Discovery Cube. [14] [15]
Summer of 2018 tours and location in Southern California (examples): [16] [17]
In August 2018, the Mars InSight Roadshow visited the visitor center of the Goldstone Deep Space Communications array for two days. [19]
On September 20 and 21st of 2018 the roadshow visited Silicon Valley. [20]
Examples of exhibits in the traveling roadshow included: [21]
Roadshow staff included: [22]