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| Name: Pramod G Galgali Affiliation: Bangalore Association for Science Education Conference ID: ASI2015_744 Title : Outreach Effort: 'India's march to Mars' Authors and Co-Authors : Pramod G Galgali Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bengaluru Abstract Type : Poster Abstract Category : Other Abstract : In an effort to popularise Space Sciences amongst students and common man, Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bengaluru organised a 20 day festival on the occasion of 'Mars Orbiter Mission' reaching Mars. Various components were 1.)an open air poster exhibition on the themes Space, MOM, Rockets of India, Satellites of India, Spinoffs of Space technology, and on ISRO,2.) Exhibition of scaled down models of rockets and satellites,3.) Model rocketry 4.) Workshop for children on preparation of motorised rovers 5.) Four Public lectures on Indias space efforts by senior Scientists. Sky-theatre show entitled 'Mars the Red Planet' was shown four to six times a day. The festival became a destination to the General Public, the School Students, the Print Media and the electronic Media for satisfying their curiosity about MOM and about the Space sciences. The festival became popular attracting over 18000 visitors. Print media and Electronic media covered the festival extensively. The presentation is about sharing our experience in conducting the event |