Program Archives

A YEAR OF SATURN DISCOVERIES FROM CASSINI
August 1, 2005
Guests: Linda Spilker
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Cassini Deputy Project Scientist Linda Spilker returns to celebrate Cassini's amazing first year at the great ringed planet. Emily Lakdawalla looks for the biggest rock in the solar system, and Bruce...  more »

NASA GOES FOR STAR TREK SCIENCE: BOB CASSANOVA OF THE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED CONCEPTS
July 25, 2005
Guests: Robert Cassanova
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Bob Cassanova heads the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, which has just awarded twelve grants for development of projects that are on the edge of technology, including antimatter propulsion and...  more »

DEEP IMPACT BEGINS TO REVEAL COMET SECRETS
July 18, 2005
Guests: Lucy McFadden
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Deep Impact Co-Investigator Lucy McFadden joined millions watching the spacecraft's spectacular collision with comet Tempel 1. Now she has to figure out what it all means. Emily Lakdawalla is...  more »

SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT DIRECTOR TALKS ABOUT RETURN TO FLIGHT
July 11, 2005
Guests: Paul Hill, Owen Garriott
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As Flight Director for STS-114, Paul Hill is in the hot seat for the "Return to Flight" launch of space shuttle Discovery. He provides a status report on the mission. Astronaut and scientist Owen...  more »

DEEP IMPACT SPECIAL
July 4, 2005
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A special edition of our show looks at the explosively successful Deep Impact mission.  more »

COSMOS 1: SOLAR SAIL SPECIAL REPORT
June 27, 2005
Guests: Louis Friedman
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We review last week's launch of Cosmos 1, the uncertain status of the spacecraft, and the future of solar sailing by the Planetary Society. You'll hear Project Director Lou Friedman, Emily...  more »

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 »