Saving Science Education With Pamela Gay AND Creating the Blackest Black

A Planetary Radio double header includes a visit with CosmoQuest’s Pamela Gay.  She and colleagues are working to replace vital federal funds for science education and citizen science programs.  We also go to the dark side with David Carnahan of NanoLab, developer of carbon nanotubes that may help us discover Earth-like planets.  Emily Lakdawalla and Bill Nye celebrate Mars rovers old and new, while Bruce Betts tells Mat Kaplan about what looked like a demolition derby on orbit.

Related Links

• CosmoQuest
• NanoLab
• NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
• BLOG: Ten Years Since Spirit's Launch
• BLOG: Curiosity Working Late
• Heavens Above

Trivia Contest

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This week's question:
Who was James Webb, after whom the James Webb Space Telescope is named?  (Be brief.)

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Complete the contest entry form at http:planetary.org/radiocontest or write to us at [email protected] no later than Monday, June 17th, at 2pm Pacific Time.  Be sure to include your name and mailing address.

Last week's question:
Approximately how many jellyfish flew on STS-40?

Answer:
The answer will be revealed next week.

Question from the week before:
In what year did more humans launch into space than any other year?

Answer:
1985, when 63 men and women flew on the Space Shuttle or Soyuz missions.