Learning About PlanetVac at Honeybee Robotics

Guests

• Kris Zacny, Vice President and Director of Exploration Technology, Honeybee Robotics
• Bruce Betts, Director of Projects, The Planetary Society

Bruce Betts tours Honeybee Robotics, creator of PlanetVac, an elegantly simple soil sample collection technology that will be tested with support from the Planetary Society.

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Cosmoquest Science Hour, October 24, 2012: Curiosity and DPS updates

Guests

• Emily Lakdawalla, Senior Editor and Planetary Evangelist, The Planetary Society
• Fraser Cain, Publisher, Universe Today

Emily Lakdawalla and Fraser Cain discuss Curiosity's recent (in)activity as well as cool exoplanet, moon, and Vesta science from the Division of Planetary Sciences meeting.

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Emily Gets a JPL Booth Tour at DPS

Guests

• Doug Ellison, Founder, unmannedspaceflight.com

The Jet Propulsion Lab brought a big exhibit to the 44th annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences. The Lab's Doug Ellison plays tour guide and forces a reluctant Emily to try her hand at getting Curiosity safely to the surface of Mars.

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Bill Nye Asks You to Write the President for Planetary Exploration

Guests

• Bill Nye, Chief Executive Officer

Bill Nye asks you to take a minute and write President Obama on behalf of NASA's planetary exploration program.

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Cosmoquest Astronomy Hour: Oct 10, 2012: Curiosity Update

Guests

• Casey Dreier, Advocacy and Outreach Strategist, The Planetary Society
• Emily Lakdawalla, Senior Editor and Planetary Evangelist, The Planetary Society

Emily Lakdawalla and Casey Dreier discuss the latest news of the MSL Curiosity mission and the proposed future of the Mars program in light of proposed budget cuts.

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Endeavour Comes Home--Shuttle Flies Over its Birthplace

Shuttle Endeavour flies over the former Rockwell plant where it was designed and built as a crowd at the adjacent Columbia Memorial Space Center watches and cheers.

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Cosmoquest Astronomy Hour, Sept. 26, 2012: Curiosity update

Guests

• Emily Lakdawalla, Senior Editor and Planetary Evangelist, The Planetary Society
• Fraser Cain, Publisher, Universe Today

Emily Lakdawalla and Fraser Cain talk about Gale crater, the site of Curiosity's investigation on Mars, and how to look at HiRISE images of the site.

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Curiosity is Cheap T-5 Talk at SpaceUp LA

Guests

• Casey Dreier, Advocacy and Outreach Strategist, The Planetary Society

Planetary Society Staff Casey Dreier presents his T-5 talk about why Curiosity and Planetary Science is not as expensive as people tend to think.

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Emily Lakdawalla at the first SpaceUp Europe, Sept 22, 2012

Guests

• Emily Lakdawalla, Senior Editor and Planetary Evangelist, The Planetary Society

Emily talks to the SpaceUp Europe attendees about seeing Mars through Curiosity's eyes, and then takes questions about improving mission public outreach and tough choices among space missions.

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Cosmoquest Astronomy Hour, Sept. 12, 2012: Curiosity update

Guests

• Emily Lakdawalla, Senior Editor and Planetary Evangelist, The Planetary Society
• Fraser Cain, Publisher, Universe Today

Emily Lakdawalla and Fraser Cain talk about the status of the Curiosity mission at about sol 37, with Fraser asking Emily audience questions. At the time, Curiosity was wrapping up the commissioning of its robotic arm with its MAHLI and APXS instruments.

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