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LOU FRIEDMAN REVIEWS THE AUGUSTINE HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT REPORT
November 2, 2009
Guests: Louis Friedman
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The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee report was released October 22nd. Planetary Society Executive Director Lou Friedman provides his perspective in this week's show. Bill Nye says...  more »

IS THIS HOW TO LAND PEOPLE ON MARS?
September 28, 2009
Guests: Beth Wusk, Neil Cheatwood, Steve Hughes
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The Inflatable Re-entry Vehicle Experiment or IRVE was a success! It might have put us on the path to landing much bigger spacecraft on the Red Planet. We talk with Project Manager Mary Beth Wusk,...  more »

NEW LIFE FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE, NEW LEADER FOR NASA
May 25, 2009
Guests: Louis Friedman
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President Barack Obama has nominated former astronaut Charles Bolden as NASA's new Administrator. Planetary Society Executive Director Lou Friedman shares his thoughts about Bolden, NASA's...  more »

SPACE STINKS! ASTRONAUT AND AUTHOR TOM JONES
April 20, 2009
Guests: Tom Jones
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Does space have an odor? We'll ask Planetary Society Adviser Tom Jones, author of "Planetology" and "Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir." Going back to Bill Nye the Science Guy's first...  more »

HAVE SPACESUIT, WILL TRAVEL
April 6, 2009
Guests: Mark Gittelman
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Oceaneering Space Systems just got the preliminary contract for development of a new NASA spacesuit. We talk with Vice President and General Manager Mark Gittelman. Bill Nye salutes 100 Hours of...  more »

GOING TO BED FOR NASA
March 16, 2009
Guests: Heather Archuletta
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Heather Archuletta gave up seven weeks of her life and a piece of her well-being to help prepare us for trips to Mars. We'll talk with her about the experience. Bill Nye says militarizing space is...  more »

ANDREW CHAIKIN ON THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF APOLLO 8
December 29, 2008
Guests: Andrew Chaikin
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The author of "A Man on the Moon" and "A Passion for Mars" shares his thoughts about the first human mission beyond Earth and how the iconic Earthrise image challenges us to explore. Bill Nye says...  more »

LOU FRIEDMAN ON THE ROADMAP TO SPACE
November 17, 2008
Guests: Louis Friedman
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Planetary Society Exec. Director Lou Friedman on the new plan for human exploration of space.  more »

TURNING MOONDUST INTO AIR AND WATER
May 5, 2008
Guests: Gerry Sanders
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NASA is learning how future Moon colonists will mine and refine lunar regolith, turning it into the oxygen and water they'll need to survive without constant resupply by Earth. Gerry Sanders heads...  more »

ASTRONAUT CLAY ANDERSON: STAYING IN SHAPE IN SPACE
February 4, 2008
Guests: Clay Anderson
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Five months of zero-G on the International Space Station can wreak havoc with the human body if you don't work very hard. Clay Anderson did just that. He talks about he managed on this week's show....  more »