Program Archives

SOLAR SAIL COUNTDOWN
June 20, 2005
Guests: Greg Delory, Louis Friedman
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We get a last-minute update on Cosmos 1 from Project Director Lou Friedman, just before its launch into orbit. Science and Data Systems Coordinator Greg Delory looks at the complexity of the mission....  more »

MOVE OVER HUBBLE: THE SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE
June 13, 2005
Guests: B. Thomas Soifer
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The Spitzer Space Telescope is opening our eyes to the wonders of the universe that are only revealed in infrared light. We talk with B. Thomas Soifer, Director of the Spitzer Science Center. Emily...  more »

SAVING VOYAGER
May 30, 2005
Guests: Ed Stone
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Former JPL Director and Voyager Interstellar Mission Chief Scientist Ed Stone talks about the effort to save the spacecraft as they return data from the edge of the solar system. Emily has a vacation...  more »

ERA OF SOLAR SAILING BEGINS
May 23, 2005
Guests: Ann Druyan, Louis Friedman
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The launch of Cosmos 1 will also launch the era of solar sailing. With just a month left before liftoff, Project Manager Lou Friedman provides an update. Carl Sagan's widow and former collaborator...  more »

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON ON THE FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION
March 21, 2005
Guests: Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Director of New York's Hayden Planetarium and host of the NOVA Origins miniseries returns to Planetary Radio for a conversation about the moon, Mars and beyond. He also gives positive marks to the...  more »

CHASING VOLCANOES AROUND THE SOLAR SYSTEM
March 14, 2005
Guests: Rosaly Lopes
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Planetary scientist and leading volcanologist Rosaly Lopes talks about her two new books, one about volcanoes everywhere in the solar system, and one that's a travel guide to both active and dormant...  more »

JOHN CASANI ON NASA'S PROMETHEUS PROJECT
February 28, 2005
Guests: John Casani
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If all goes well we are less than ten years away from the nuclear electric era of space exploration. That's the goal of the Prometheus Project. We visit with Project Manager John Casani. Were Earth...  more »

NASA'S BUDGET: GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS
February 21, 2005
Guests: Lori Garver, Louis Friedman
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NASA has submitted its 2006 budget request to Congress. Long time NASA watchers Lori Garver and Planetary Society Executive Director Lou Friedman provide insight and share their concerns. Emily...  more »

ASTRONAUT OWEN GARRIOTT ON HOW TO EXPLORE THE SOLAR SYSTEM
January 31, 2005
Guests: Owen Garriott
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Scientist, astronaut, engineer, entrepreneur and teacher Owen Garriott co-chaired a distinguished commission charged with creating an affordable plan for exploring the solar system. The report is...  more »

WES HUNTRESS ON THE NASA ADMINISTRATOR'S RESIGNATION AND A NEW SUPER MARS ROVER
December 20, 2004
Guests: Wes Huntress
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Former NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science Wes Huntress brings his expertise to two topics this week, the just announced resignation of Sean O'Keefe, and the selection of instruments for a...  more »