Planetary Radio • Dec 11, 2024
StarTalk with Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson
On This Episode
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Astrophysicist and Director, Hayden Planetarium
Bill Nye
Chief Executive Officer for The Planetary Society
Jack Kiraly
Director of Government Relations for The Planetary Society
Casey Dreier
Chief of Space Policy for The Planetary Society
Bruce Betts
Chief Scientist / LightSail Program Manager for The Planetary Society
Sarah Al-Ahmed
Planetary Radio Host and Producer for The Planetary Society
We take you to Planetary Society headquarters, where Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and host of StarTalk, interviews Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye about the organization's 45-year history of empowering the world's citizens to advance space science and exploration. Then, we share an update on the incoming Trump administration's proposed pick for the next NASA Administrator, Jared Isaacman. Planetary Society Chief of Space Policy, Casey Dreier, and Director of Government Relations, Jack Kiraly, give us the details. We close out with Bruce Betts as he discusses the Van Allen belts and shares a new random space fact in What's Up.
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