Come meet the head of NASA’s Planetary Science Division, Dr. Lori Glaze. (Find out more about how her path to NASA started with a volcano, why it’s important for her to step out of her comfort zone, and her heavy metal claim to fame:
[https://science.nasa.gov/people/lori-s-glaze/](https://science.nasa.gov/people/lori-s-glaze/) )
Along with a tiny, but mighty, team of NASA communications folks, she’s ready to answer your questions about the solar system, and the NASA spaceships and people who explore it… without a bunch of jargon. It’s not rocket science, it’s an AMA. Let’s go!
Participants will initial their answers:
– Dr. Lori S. Glaze, Director, NASA’s Planetary Science Division (LSG)
– Alana Johnson, NASA Senior Communications Specialist (AJ)
– Laurance Fauconnet, Public Engagement, Educational Technology Specialist, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (LF)
– Jessica Stoller Conrad, Web Producer, NASA’s Space Place (JSC)
– Lyle Tavernier, Educational Technology Specialist, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (LT)
– Brice Russ, NASA Social Media Reddit Lead (BR)
– Stephanie L. Smith, NASA Social Media Manager (SLS)
We’ll be answering questions from 3-4 p.m. ET (2000-2100 UTC) on March 8.
Proof pic: [https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1766120493310939233](https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1766120493310939233)
In: Planetary Science
Instrument selection on our planetary science missions is extremely constrained by space, weight, power, and cost. What does the selection process look like for what instruments will accompany a particular mission? Are they all spoken for at the project proposal stage, or is some mass “reserved” for TBD instruments. Are there any measurements you wish you’d been able to take, but the instrument proved infeasible?
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