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Planetary Radio
Each week, Planetary Radio visits with a scientist, engineer, project manager, astronaut, advocate or writer who provides a unique and exciting perspective on the exploration of our solar system and beyond. We also showcase regular features that raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Host Mat Kaplan is joined by Planetary Society colleagues Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bruce Betts, and Emily Lakdawalla. We hit the road now and then to produce a Planetary Radio Live show in front of an audience. Drop us a line or enter the weekly space trivia contest at planetaryradio@planetary.org.
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Recent Shows
Alan Stern's Golden Spike Sets Sights on the Moon
03/04/2013 | 28:50
Guests
- Alan Stern, New Horizons Principal Investigator, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Alan Stern is back to tell us about Golden Spike, his new company that plans to put human clients on the surface of the moon by the end of this decade.
10/29/2012 | 28:50
Guests
- Kris Zacny, Vice President and Director of Exploration Technology, Honeybee Robotics
It’s called PlanetVac, and it’s an amazingly simple way to collect a soil sample on Mars. Or on the moon. Or on an asteroid. We’ll learn about it from Kris Zacny of Honeybee Robotics.
Astronaut Tom Jones at SETIcon
08/06/2012 | 43:01
Guests
- Tom Jones, Astronaut
Skywalker, scientist and author Tom Jones joins us in a fireside chat about Near Earth Objects and much more. Emily Lakdawalla tours the Applied Physics Lab in Maryland. Bill Nye the Science Guy put high value on the mission of Curiosity, the MSL Rover, even if it had not landed successfully. What’s Up in the night sky.
Mae Jemison of the 100 Year Starship Initiative
07/09/2012 | 28:50
Guests
- Dr. Mae Jemison, 100 YSS Leader, Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence
Retired astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison leads the 100 Year Starship Initiative. You’ll hear Mat’s conversation with her about this ambitious project in a SETIcon II fireside chat.
Author Kim Stanley Robinson Takes Us to 2312
05/28/2012 | 39:15
Guests
- Kim Stanley Robinson, Science Fiction Author
Kim Stanley Robinson shares his vision of a brave new solar system 300 years in the future with his new novel, 2312.
VIP Tour of a Huge Solar Sail BONUS: Falcon 9 and Dragon Head for the ISS!
05/21/2012 | 28:50
Guests
- Mason Peck, NASA Chief Technologist, NASA
- Honorable Dana Rohrabacher, Congressman, US Congress
- Nathan Barnes, L'Garde Incorporated
Join the VIP tour! Planetary Radio visited L’Garde, Incorporated to see how its giant solar sail is coming together. You’ll hear from Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck, and L’Garde co-founder Gordon Veal.
Visiting the Spacecraft Technology Expo
05/14/2012 | 28:50
Spaceplanes, spacesuits and rockets, oh my! Mat Kaplan talks to exhibitors and others at the first ever Spacecraft Technology Expo in Los Angeles.
Cutting-edge Approaches to Protecting Interplanetary Astronauts
04/30/2012 | 28:50
As if extremes of temperature and lack of air weren’t enough! Some scientists believe it’s space radiation that will keep humans from venturing deep into our solar system. Not so, say three teams of NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC)-funded researchers. Each is exploring a cutting-edge approach to protecting astronauts on their way to Mars and other destinations.
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