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Planetary Society Hangout: Dec 20th, 2012 - Talking Titan with Sarah Horst
Guests
- Sarah Hörst, NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado
- Emily Lakdawalla, Senior Editor and Planetary Evangelist, The Planetary Society
- Casey Dreier, Advocacy and Outreach Strategist, The Planetary Society
This week, we're excited to have as a guest Dr. Sarah Hörst. Sarah is a postdoc at the University of Colorado whose current line of research involves experimental work on the complex atmospheric chemistry of Titan. She is also applying to be an astronaut!
The Planetary Society Says Thank You!
To show our gratitude for your support, The Planetary Society staff and partners around the world send you heartfelt thanks via this short video.
Guests
- John Grotzinger, Curiosity Project Scientist, California Institute of Technology
- Bill Nye, Chief Executive Officer
- Emily Lakdawalla, Senior Editor and Planetary Evangelist, The Planetary Society
- Bruce Betts, Director of Projects, The Planetary Society
- Mat Kaplan
Discoveries on Mars are rolling in as Curiosity rolls across the planet's surface. We celebrate the powerful rover and its spectacular mission with the leaders of the Curiosity team at JPL, Project Manager Richard Cook and Project Scientist John Grotzinger.
Guests
- Emily Lakdawalla, Senior Editor and Planetary Evangelist, The Planetary Society
- Bruce Betts, Director of Projects, The Planetary Society
- Mat Kaplan
- Casey Dreier, Advocacy and Outreach Strategist, The Planetary Society
Emily Lakdawalla and Bruce Betts join Casey Dreier to talk about GRAIL's upcoming "deorbit", the current update on Curiosity, and what's next for the newly-announced 2020 rover mission.
Planetary Society Hangout Dec 6 2012: Curiosity update and the 2020 rover
Guests
- Casey Dreier, Advocacy and Outreach Strategist, The Planetary Society
- Emily Lakdawalla, Senior Editor and Planetary Evangelist, The Planetary Society
Join Emily Lakdawalla and Casey Dreier for a discussion of the Curiosity kerfuffle and NASA's future rover plans. Casey reported on location from the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco.
AGU Day 1: Curiosity News Update
Guests
- Emily Lakdawalla, Senior Editor and Planetary Evangelist, The Planetary Society
Planetary Society Senior Editor Emily Lakdawalla summarizes the latest science returns from NASA's Curiosity rover as presented on day one of the American Geophysical Union's 2012 Fall conference in San Francisco.
Cosmoquest Science Hour, November 21, 2012: No, Curiosity did not find life on Mars
Guests
- Emily Lakdawalla, Senior Editor and Planetary Evangelist, The Planetary Society
- Fraser Cain, Publisher, Universe Today
In which Emily Lakdawalla tries to tamp down Fraser Cain's enthusiasm about whatever it was that SAM found on Mars. We're discussing this NPR story.
At Home In Space: Dawn Mission's Marc Rayman Takes Us on a Tour of His Home
Guests
- Marc Rayman, Dawn chief engineer and mission director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Dawn Mission Director Marc Rayman is a lifelong space enthusiast. His tasteful home provides the evidence.
Guests
- Louis D. Friedman, Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of Directors, The Planetary Society
- Kip Thorne, Richard Feynman Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics, CalTech
- Lynda Obst, Film and television producer, Lynda Obst Productions
- Chas Beichman, Executive Director, NExScI
- Emily Lakdawalla, Senior Editor and Planetary Evangelist, The Planetary Society
- Melissa Rice, MSL Science Team Collaborator, Caltech
- Casey Dreier, Advocacy and Outreach Strategist, The Planetary Society
- Mat Kaplan
The Planetary Society held a special tribute show for our co-founder, Carl Sagan, on what would have been his 78th birthday. We were joined by Carl's friends and colleagues, including Louis Friedman, Kip Thorne, and Lynda Obst.
Guests
- Emily Lakdawalla, Senior Editor and Planetary Evangelist, The Planetary Society
- Pamela Conrad
Enjoy an hour of explanation of Curiosity's Sample Analysis at Mars instrument with Emily Lakdawalla and Pamela Conrad.











