Countdown to Touchdown on Mars
Air Date: 05/19/2008
Run Time: 0:28:52
Listen to the full show:
Or Download mp3
Guests:
- Peter Smith, Principal Investigator for Phoenix, University of Arizona
- Edward Weiler, Associate Administrator, NASA
- Barry Goldstein, Project Manager, Phoenix mission
Topics:
We begin special coverage of the Phoenix mission, landing in the Martian Arctic Circle on May 25. A media briefing featured Principal Investigator Peter Smith, Project Manager Barry Goldstein, NASA Associate Administrator Ed Weiler, and others. Emily Lakdawalla gets you started as planetary scientists in this week's Q&A contribution. Bruce Betts and Mat Kaplan are also rising from the ashes in the lead-up to Phoenix, with a look at the night sky and a new space trivia contest.
Planetary Radio Search
Support our Asteroid Hunters
They are Watching the Skies for You!
Our researchers, worldwide, do absolutely critical work.
Asteroid 2012DA14 was a close one.
It missed us. But there are more out there.



















Comments:
No trivia contest spoilers please!
Leave a Comment:
You must be logged in to submit a comment. Log in now.