Program Archives

A GALA EVENING WITH GALILEO AND HIS DAUGHTER
September 29, 2003
Guests: John Rhys-Davies, Linda Purl
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The Planetary Society celebrated the end of the Galileo mission to Jupiter with a special stage performance based on the bestselling book Galileo's Daughter, by Dava Sobel. You'll hear famed actors...  more »

CLAUDIA ALEXANDER, THE FINAL GALILEO PROJECT MANAGER
September 15, 2003
Guests: Claudia Alexander
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The marvelously successful Galileo spacecraft is about to end its mission by plunging into Jupiter. Hear from project manager Claudia Alexander as she and her JPL team prepare for the big finish....  more »

HOLOGRAPHIC DOCTORS AND GALILEO'S DAUGHTER: A VISIT WITH ROBERT PICARDO
September 8, 2003
Guests: Robert Picardo
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Actor Robert Picardo will direct Galileo and His Daughter, a benefit stage performance for The Planetary Society on September 22nd, with a script written by Dava Sobel. He talks about this...  more »

A TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO MARS
September 1, 2003
Guests: William Hartmann
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A Traveler's Guide to Mars: Don't leave orbit without it! William Hartmann's new book contains a terrific collection of Mars images, some taken as recently as a few months ago. A Traveler's...  more »

A MARTIAN BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR RAY BRADBURY
August 25, 2003
Guests: Ray Bradbury
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This special edition of Planetary Radio chronicles The Planetary Society's celebration of Ray Bradbury's 83rd birthday. You'll hear from Ray and many of his admirers. The party included a trip to...  more »

FOUR DECADES OF MARS EXPLORATION
August 18, 2003
Guests: Bruce Murray
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Mars comes closer and closer. At the same time, five spacecraft are on their way to the Red Planet. Planetary Radio talks with Bruce Murray, planetary scientist and former Director of the Jet...  more »

SMART-1 GOES TO THE MOON
August 11, 2003
Guests: Bernard Foing
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Bernard Foing of the European Space Agency previews the SMART-1 mission to the moon, launching soon. Also, Peter Smith talks about winning NASA's 2007 Scout mission competition with the Phoenix...  more »

THE ENVELOPE PLEASE: CHOOSING THE 2007 MARS SCOUT MISSION, PART 2
August 4, 2003
Guests: Joel Levine, Mark Allen
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Planetary Radio concludes its examination of the Mars Scout finalists. Up this week are Joel Levine, Principal Investigator for ARES, the Mars airplane, and Mark Allen, PI for MARVEL, a life-seeking...  more »

THE ENVELOPE PLEASE: CHOOSING THE 2007 MARS SCOUT MISSION, PART 1
July 28, 2003
Guests: Peter Smith, Laurie Leshin
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There are four terrific candidate missions for the 2007 Mars Scout Mission. NASA can only pick one to go. Over the next two weeks, meet all four of the Principal Investigators on Planetary Radio. Up...  more »

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE: A SOLAR SAIL UPDATE
July 21, 2003
Guests: Louis Friedman
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Cosmos One project director Louis Friedman calls from Russia, where he is checking progress on the world's first solar sail. He also announces the sail's participation in New York City's Centennial...  more »