The Continuing Legacy of Galileo at 30

Monday, December 8, 2025
4:30 - 5:00 P.M. Check-In and Reception, 5:00 - 6:00 P.M. Panel including audience Q&A
Chen 100 Lecture Hall, California Institute of Technology

The Continuing Legacy of Galileo at 30 was a public panel event honoring the enduring legacy of NASA’s Galileo mission to Jupiter. Sponsored by JPL and the Caltech Keck Institute for Space Studies, it took place thirty years and one day after Galileo’s historic orbit insertion. The panel featured leading scientists whose discoveries with Galileo data revolutionized our understanding of Jupiter and its moons, as well as those leading the missions of the future that will stand on the shoulders of Galileo’s success.

The panel includes:

Moderators

  • Erik Conway

    Erik Conway

    Purdue University, Historian of Science and Technology

  • Bob Pappalardo

    Bob Pappalardo

    JPL, Europa Clipper Project Scientist

  • Rosaly Lopes

    Rosaly Lopes

    JPL, Academic Engagement

  • Elizabeth Turtle

    Elizabeth Turtle

    Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Dragonfly Principal Investigator, Europa Imaging System Principal Investigator

  • Bill O'Neil

    Bill O'Neil

    Galileo Project Manager