Witness First Mars Launch from West Coast
NASA invites digital creators to apply for social media credentials to cover the launch of the InSight mission to Mars, May 3-5, at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Are you a digital creator, citizen journalist or
active on social media? Do you have an idea for a unique way to share the
story of the West Coast's first interplanetary rocket launch?Apply
nowto
attend launch activities for NASA's InSight mission, May 3-5, at Vandenberg Air
Force Base near Lompoc, California.InSight's
launch begins a six-month journey to Mars, where the lander will deploy the
first seismometer to the surface of another planet. By measuring marsquakes,
InSight will map the deep interior of Mars to help us better understand how
rocky planets, including Earth, are formed.NASA
will grant up to 75 NASA Social credentials, which give access similar to news
media. Participants will go behind the scenes, meet mission personnel and share
their experiences online.NASA
Social participants will have the opportunity to:Witness the first interplanetary launch from the West Coast of the
United StatesSpeak with InSight mission scientists and engineersParticipate in a special televised pre-launch briefingView and take photographs of the Atlas V-401 rocket on the launch
padTour facilities at Vandenberg Air Force BaseInteract with NASA social media managers and fellow space
enthusiastsNASA'
s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, manages InSight for NASA's
Science Mission Directorate. InSight is part of NASA's Discovery Program,
managed by the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
The InSight spacecraft, including cruise stage and lander, was built and tested
by Lockheed Martin Space in Denver. A number of European partners, including France's
Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) and the German Aerospace Center
(DLR), are supporting the InSight mission.Social
media accreditation for the InSight Launch NASA Social is open onthis
page. The
deadline to apply is 8:59 p.m. PDT (11:59 p.m. EDT) on March 19. All social
media accreditation applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.For
more information on InSight, visit:https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/Interact with
the InSight mission on social media via:https://twitter.com/NASAInSighthttps://facebook.com/NASAInSight