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CHASING VOLCANOES AROUND THE SOLAR SYSTEM
March 14, 2005
Guests: Rosaly Lopes
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Planetary scientist and leading volcanologist Rosaly Lopes talks about her two new books, one about volcanoes everywhere in the solar system, and one that's a travel guide to both active and dormant...  more »

ASTRO TURF: M.G. LORD'S NEW BOOK ABOUT THE PRIVATE LIFE OF ROCKET SCIENCE
March 7, 2005
Guests: M. G. Lord
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The author of Forever Barbie has now created an intensely personal and insightful reflection on the evolving culture of space exploration, Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket...  more »

JOHN CASANI ON NASA'S PROMETHEUS PROJECT
February 28, 2005
Guests: John Casani
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If all goes well we are less than ten years away from the nuclear electric era of space exploration. That's the goal of the Prometheus Project. We visit with Project Manager John Casani. Were Earth...  more »

NASA'S BUDGET: GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS
February 21, 2005
Guests: Lori Garver, Louis Friedman
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NASA has submitted its 2006 budget request to Congress. Long time NASA watchers Lori Garver and Planetary Society Executive Director Lou Friedman provide insight and share their concerns. Emily...  more »

PLUTO'S DIAMOND JUBILEE
February 14, 2005
Guests: Reta Beebe, Clyde Tombaugh, Alan Stern
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We talk with astronomer Reta Beebe. She was a colleague and friend of Pluto's discoverer, Clyde Tombaugh. Principal investigator Alan Stern provides a status report on the New Horizons mission to...  more »

SAMI ASMAR: THE MAN WHO TOLD US THE HUYGENS PROBE MADE IT
February 7, 2005
Guests: Sami Asmar
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A conversation with Sami Asmar, Manager of the Radio Science Group at the Jet Propulsion Laborartory. He was waiting at one of the world's biggest radios for a billion mile message of success from...  more »

ASTRONAUT OWEN GARRIOTT ON HOW TO EXPLORE THE SOLAR SYSTEM
January 31, 2005
Guests: Owen Garriott
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Scientist, astronaut, engineer, entrepreneur and teacher Owen Garriott co-chaired a distinguished commission charged with creating an affordable plan for exploring the solar system. The report is...  more »

DIRECTOR JAMES CAMERON SEARCHES FOR ALIENS
January 24, 2005
Guests: James Cameron
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The maker of Titanic, the number one movie of all time, has now created Aliens of the Deep, an IMAX 3D documentary that takes us deep in the ocean to learn about possible life far from Earth. Emily...  more »

A VISIT WITH SPIRIT MISSION MANAGER MARK ADLER
January 19, 2005
Guests: Mark Adler
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As the incredibly successful Mars Exploration Rover mission continues, Planetary Radio talks with Spirit's manager about what is being accomplished. We also hear from the second pair of Student...  more »

SWEET SOUND OF SUCCESS...THE HUYGENS PROBE ON TITAN
January 17, 2005
Guests: Wes Huntress, Andre Bormanis, Robert Picardo, John Rhys-Davies
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SPECIAL EDITION: Saturn's moon has been revealed as never before by the European Space Agency's Huygens spacecraft. The Planetary Society lets you not just see but HEAR Titan, as we join the...  more »