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Special Coverage from the Weblog

Periodically, special events such as scientific conferences, spacecraft launches, and expeditions to planetary analogs generate multiple entries in The Planetary Society Weblog. Following are links to wrapups of these special events, including all the related Weblog entries.

July 31-October 22, 2006

Guest Bloggers

From July 31 to October 22, 2006, The Planetary Society Weblog featured a variety of guest bloggers from around the world of space exploration, as Emily Lakdawalla was on maternity leave.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Andre Bormanis
Andrew Westphal
Jim Bell
Lou Friedman
Rosaly Lopes
John Spencer
Mark Adler
David Seal
Doug Ellison
Brad Thomson
Bill Nye

   
Dahmnait Gleeson takes spectral measurements

June 21-July 6, 2006

The Sulfur Springs of Borup Fiord Pass, Ellesmere Island: Reports from the 2006 Field Expedition

From June 21 to July 6, 2006, a four-person team traveled to Borup Fiord Pass to perform field studies of the geology and to gather ground-truth data to compare with satellite images that would be acquired at the same time. Periodically, expedition leader Stephen Grasby contacted The Planetary Society by satellite phone to report on their progress.
   
Artist's concept of a Titan balloon

May 4-5, 2006

The May 4-5, 2006 Meeting of the Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG)

Emily Lakdawalla attended a two-day meeting in Pasadena in May 2006 of the Outer Planets Assessment Group, a body established by NASA to identify scientific priorities and pathways for exploration in the outer solar system.
   
First images from Venus Express VIRTIS

May 1-2, 2006

The May 1-2, 2006 Meeting of the Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG)

Emily Lakdawalla attended a two-day meeting in Pasadena in May 2006 of the Venus Exploration Analysis Group, a body established by NASA to identify scientific priorities and strategy for exploration of Venus.
   
Venus Express

April 10-14, 2006

Venus Express Orbit Insertion

Emily Lakdawalla traveled to Darmstadt, Germany to file these special reports on the arrival of the European Space Agency's Venus Express at Venus.
   
Poster Session at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

March 13-20, 2006

the 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

Emily Lakdawalla traveled to Houston, Texas to file these special reports on the 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held annually by the Lunar and Planetary Institute near Houston, Texas in March.
   
New Horizons launch

December 28, 2005-January 19, 2006

The Launch of New Horizons

In anticipation of New Horizons' long-awaited launch to Pluto, science team member John Spencer sent these missives to The Planetary Society, giving us all a window into the life of one of the workers on this daring mission in its final days on Earth.
   
 

September 4-9, 2005

The 2005 Meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences

Emily Lakdawalla traveled to Cambridge, Englandto file these special reports on the 2005 Meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society.