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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
Lockheed Martin CTO Ray Johnson
07/02/2012 | 28:50
Guests
- Ray O. Johnson, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Lockheed Martin
The Chief Technology Officer for the world's largest aerospace company wants more young people to consider careers as engineers.
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.
06/11/2012 | 28:50
Guests
- Ray Bradbury, Author, poet, and visionary
- Chris McKay, Famed planetary scientist, NASA Ames Research Center
- David Brin, Science Fiction Author
- Kim Stanley Robinson, Science Fiction Author
We look back to the Planetary Society's 2003 birthday party for Ray Bradbury, with tributes from distinguished fans and eloquent words from the master himself.
Cassini Project Scientist Linda Spilker With a Saturn Mission Update
06/04/2012 | 28:50
Guests
- Linda Spilker, Cassini Project Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Planetary Radio's most frequent guest returns with the latest news from the great ringed world, its moons, and its rings.
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.
Planetary Astronomer Franck Marchis
05/07/2012 | 28:50
Guests
- Franck Marchis, Planetary Astronomer, SETI Institute
Based now at the SETI Institute’s Carl Sagan Center, Franck Marchis recently visited the Planetary Society for a conversation with host Mat Kaplan. He uses several of Earth’s most powerful telescopes to study what he calls multiple asteroid systems.
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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