Hangouts and Webcasts
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cosmoquest Science Hour, August 15, 2012: Curiosity's on Mars!
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 about a week after its landing, with Fraser asking Emily audience questions.











