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
What can you tell us about the most interesting planet/moon to you both inside and outside of our solar system?
ELI5: can we ever build anything that can travel faster (like in movies) in space?
>We’ll be answering questions from 3-4 p.m. ET (2000-2100 UTC) on **March 5.**
Will you be answering questions in the past or will we have to wait until next year?
After a manned trip to Mars, what is the DREAM destination?
How difficult would it be to give Mars a denser atmosphere? Even if the composition stayed the same, being able to walk around with an oxygen mask instead of a pressure suit would be huge.
Does every formulation depend on relativity? Is there an objective quantity in space?
Why Time travel is impossible ?
Do you watch space movies, if so do you like them, specifically what is your opinion on interstellar or the Martian
How do you go about convincing a soon-to-be-drafted NFL prospect that “planets” and “space” are real? I’m not talking about a flat earth discussion…but “planets” and “space”.
You’d think I was trolling, but I’m not. Other than rolling your eyes, how would a professional in this space go about dropping the mic on someone like this, without requiring hours and hours of classroom conversation. Do you take them to a telescope? Do you show them pictures? Do you draw a simple picture that’s been proven to sway folks like this?
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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