Mars New Year event draws crowd
Mars New Year event launches
Korean astronaut Soyeon Yi, the first and only South Korean to travel to space, shares her experiences aboard the International Space Station during a keynote presentation at the Mars New Year celebration on Friday, June 6. Harold Aughton/Special to the Eagle
Visitors invaded Mars for the Mars New Year event Friday, June 6. The event featured speakers, activities and entertainment with a space and science theme. The event was planned to coincide with the date approximately every two years in which the planet Mars completes its orbit around the sun. The event continues Saturday.
Lisa Stelzner engages her daughters, Arielle Barnett, 5, and Abigil Barnett, 3, in the Astronauts in Training display at the Mars New Year festival Friday, June 6. Harold Aughton/Special to the Eagle
Mars STEAM teacher Colleen Hinrichsen and her husband, Lorentz Hinrichsen, engage children at the Astronauts in Training display during the Mars New Year festivities on Friday. The exhibit offered a variety of mental and physical challenges designed to spark curiosity and learning on Friday, June 6. Harold Aughton/Special to the Eagle
Mars STEAM teacher Colleen Hinrichsen, engages Jaxson Cascio, 2, at the Astronauts in Training display during the Mars New Year festivities on Friday, June 6. The exhibit offered a variety of mental and physical challenges designed to spark curiosity and learning.Harold Aughton/Special to the Eagle
