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SOLAR SAIL COUNTDOWN
June 20, 2005
Guests: Greg Delory, Louis Friedman
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We get a last-minute update on Cosmos 1 from Project Director Lou Friedman, just before its launch into orbit. Science and Data Systems Coordinator Greg Delory looks at the complexity of the mission....  more »

MOVE OVER HUBBLE: THE SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE
June 13, 2005
Guests: B. Thomas Soifer
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The Spitzer Space Telescope is opening our eyes to the wonders of the universe that are only revealed in infrared light. We talk with B. Thomas Soifer, Director of the Spitzer Science Center. Emily...  more »

THE THREAT OF MILITARY SPACE DEBRIS
June 6, 2005
Guests: Michael Krepon
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There's a lot of junk in earth orbit, and some of it can be lethal. Michael Krepon heads the Space Security Project, and is worried about how military activity in space could make the debris problem...  more »

SAVING VOYAGER
May 30, 2005
Guests: Ed Stone
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Former JPL Director and Voyager Interstellar Mission Chief Scientist Ed Stone talks about the effort to save the spacecraft as they return data from the edge of the solar system. Emily has a vacation...  more »

ERA OF SOLAR SAILING BEGINS
May 23, 2005
Guests: Ann Druyan, Louis Friedman
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The launch of Cosmos 1 will also launch the era of solar sailing. With just a month left before liftoff, Project Manager Lou Friedman provides an update. Carl Sagan's widow and former collaborator...  more »

ASTRONOMER, ASTROBIOLOGIST AND FAST PITCH OUTFIELDER WOODY SULLIVAN
May 16, 2005
Guests: Woody Sullivan
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The man who designed the MarsDial sundial on the Mars Rovers also helped create the SETI@home project, and now studies astrobiology. UW astronomy professor Woody Sullivan is our guest this week....  more »

FAREWELL TO STAR TREK ENTERPRISE
May 9, 2005
Guests: Andre Bormanis
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The four year mission of the first Starship Enterprise is ending. We say goodbye and talk with series co-producer Andre Bormanis about the Star Trek phenomenon. Emily Lakdawalla studies the rings of...  more »

A TRIBUTE TO PHILIP MORRISON
May 2, 2005
Guests: Philip Morrison
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Famed physicist and SETI pioneer Philip Morrison has passed away at 89. He is remembered fondly by Harvard physicist and SETI researcher Paul Horowitz, and former JPL Director Bruce Murray. Emily...  more »

MARS EXPRESS FINDS A FROZEN SEA
April 25, 2005
Guests: Gerhard Neukum
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Professor Gerhard Neukum is Principal Investigator for the High Resolution Stereo Camera aboard the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter. That camera has uncovered strong evidence of a frozen...  more »

A CONVERSATION WITH SALLY RIDE
April 18, 2005
Guests: Sally Ride
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Twenty-two years after she became the first American woman in space, Sally Ride has devoted herself to bringing the wonder of science to young people, and especially girls. She'll talk about Sally...  more »