Karen Burnham Panels Day Start End Title Description Location Panelists Saturday 2:00 PM 2:50 PM Limitations of Space There are still parts of the Universe that will be forever inaccessible to us , no matter the technology. Let’s talk about what we will never find there! SAUGATUCK Bob Trembley, Connie Trembley, Karen Burnham, Annalee Newitz Saturday 4:00 PM 4:50 PM Nasa Spinoffs Since 1976 , NASA has featured an average of 50 technologies each year in the annual publication. Of these 1000 , what has changed lives daily? What can we expect in the future? ISLE ROYALE Andrea Phillips, David D. Levine, David John Baker, Karen Burnham Sunday 11:00 AM 11:50 AM Goodnight Sweet Cassini On September 9 , 2017 , Cassini began its final orbit around Saturn. Let’s talk about the data collected and wax philosophic about our late and great satelite. SAUGATUCK Bob Trembley, Connie Trembley, Karen Burnham Sunday 1:00 PM 1:50 PM To Mars! NASA is finally ready to make humanity’s dream of sending people to Mars a reality. What challenges need to be overcome , and what is ready to go! SAUGATUCK Bob Trembley, Connie Trembley, David D. Levine, Karen Burnham