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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
Yuri's Night 2013 Under Space Shuttle Endeavour
04/15/2013 | 30:30
Guests
- Bobak Ferdowsi, Curiosity Flight Director, NASA/JPL
- George Whitesides, President and CEO, Virgin Galactic
- Loretta Whitesides, Flight Director/Yuri's Night Founder, Zero Gravity Corporation/Yuri's Night
Planetary Radio Live was on stage at the World Space Party with guests George and Loretta Whitesides and Bobak "Mohawk Guy" Ferdowsi.
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.
Curiosity Sniffs Martian Air/Shuttle Endeavour Opens to the World
11/05/2012 | 30:58
Scientists have revealed the first data gathered by Curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory Rover, about the Martian atmosphere, while Space Shuttle Endeavour has opened to the public.
Remembering Neil Armstrong/ChemCam is Zapping Martian Rocks!
08/27/2012 | 32:11
Guests
- Roger Wiens, Genesis Mission Team Member
Emily Lakdawalla and Bill Nye the Science Guy join Mat Kaplan for a special remembrance of Neil Armstrong. Then we visit with the principal investigator for the first ray gun on Mars. Roger Wiens leads the ChemCam team that is using its powerful laser to zap and analyze Martian rocks. It’s just one of the Curiosity Rover success stories. Win a ChemCam bumper sticker and a Planetary Radio t-shirt in the weekly What’s Up space trivia contest!
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.
More From the Air and Space Museum
06/25/2012 | 28:50
Guests
- David DeVorkin, Senior Curator, History of Astronomy and the Space Sciences, National Air and Space Museum
- John M. Logsdon, Board of Directors, The Planetary Society
- Bill Nye, Chief Executive Officer
Our special live show at the National Air and Space Museum continues with curator David DeVorkin, Space Policy Institute founder John Logsdon, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Planetary Society blogger Emily Lakdawalla and science rapper Funky 49.
Live at the National Air and Space Museum
06/18/2012 | 29:52
Guests
- John M. Logsdon, Board of Directors, The Planetary Society
- David DeVorkin, Senior Curator, History of Astronomy and the Space Sciences, National Air and Space Museum
- Bill Nye, Chief Executive Officer
Join us for the first half of a conversation with David DeVorkin, John Logsdon and Bill Nye.
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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