Program Archives

ALL-STAR CALTECH PANEL DISCUSSION: MOVING AN ASTEROID
October 17, 2011
Guests: Rusty Schweikart, Tom Jones, John Lewis, Louis Friedman, Bill Nye
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Why bring an asteroid closer to Earth? Don't we want to push them away? Both goals are considered by Lou Friedman, Tom Jones, John Lewis, Bill Nye, and Rusty Schweikart in highlights of a recent...  more »

SPACE STINKS! ASTRONAUT AND AUTHOR TOM JONES
April 20, 2009
Guests: Tom Jones
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Does space have an odor? We'll ask Planetary Society Adviser Tom Jones, author of "Planetology" and "Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir." Going back to Bill Nye the Science Guy's first...  more »

HUMANS, ROBOTS, AND 21ST CENTURY SPACE EXPLORATION
November 27, 2006
Guests: Jeff Hoffman, Tom Jones, John Young
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Special coverage of a public forum in Houston, Texas, co-sponsored by the Association of Space Explorers, the Lunar and Planetary Institute, and The Planetary Society. Panelists include astronauts...  more »

AUTHOR AND FOUR-TIME SHUTTLE ASTRONAUT TOM JONES
August 8, 2005
Guests: Tom Jones
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Spacewalking astronaut Tom Jones has written several books, including The Complete Idiot's Guide To NASA. We talk to him about that work, and the shuttle's Return to Flight. Emily Lakdawalla soothes...  more »