Program Archives

SAVING THE PLANET: THE APOPHIS MISSION DESIGN COMPETITION
March 3, 2008
Guests: Bruce Betts, Louis Friedman
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Special coverage of the conclusion of The Planetary Society's international competition to design a mission that would "tag" asteroid and near-Earth object Apophis. Bill Nye the Science Guy is...  more »

EXAMINING THE VISION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION: A WORKSHOP PREVIEW
January 28, 2008
Guests: Louis Friedman
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Planetary Society Executive Director Louis Friedman previews a gathering at Stanford University that will examine the Vision for Space Exploration offered by President George W. Bush four years ago. ...  more »

CELEBRATING SPUTNIK WITH LOUIS FRIEDMAN IN MOSCOW
October 8, 2007
Guests: Louis Friedman
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The 50th anniversary of the beginning of the space age found Planetary Society Executive Director Louis Friedman in Moscow. We'll talk to Lou about the celebration there, and how the first human...  more »

HONORING RAY BRADBURY, MARS PHOTOGRAPHER
July 23, 2007
Guests: Ray Bradbury, Phil Christensen, Louis Friedman
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The Planetary Society recently sponsored a special benefit performance of Ray Bradbury's hit play, Green Town. Ray was presented with a beautiful image of a spot on Mars he had selected for imaging....  more »

LOU FRIEDMAN ON THE INTERNATIONAL LUNAR DECADE
March 19, 2007
Guests: Louis Friedman
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It promises to be an intense period of lunar science and exploration, with an unprecedented level of global participation. Planetary Society Executive Director believes it should be made official as...  more »

SCIENCE VS. EXPLORATION? ROBOTS VS. HUMANS?
October 30, 2006
Guests: Buzz Aldrin, Jim Bell, Chris McKay, Louis Friedman
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The recent meeting of the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences also saw a public event sponsored by the Planetary Society. Hear highlights of a dramatic discussion of some...  more »

LAKES ON TITAN AND AN INTERNATIONAL LUNAR DECADE
July 31, 2006
Guests: Rosaly Lopes, Louis Friedman
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There are lakes on Saturn's moon Titan! We'll hear about them from JPL's Rosaly Lopes. Lou Friedman returns from China where he unveiled a proposal for an International Lunar Decade. Emily...  more »

SENDING AN SOS TO CONGRESS: SAVE OUR SCIENCE!
June 5, 2006
Guests: Louis Friedman
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Planetary Society Executive Director Lou Friedman talks about the Save Our Science campaign's recent trip to Washington.  more »

HAS NASA'S VISION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION BECOME NEARSIGHTED?
February 13, 2006
Guests: Bruce Murray, Louis Friedman
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NASA announced its budget plans last week. We take a look at those plans, and get commentary from Planetary Society Executive Director Lou...  more »

A SPECIAL REPRISE: THE PLANETARY SOCIETY'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
January 9, 2006
Guests: Buzz Aldrin, Ray Bradbury, Ann Druyan, Louis Friedman, Dan Goldin, Bruce Murray, Nichelle Nichols, Bill Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson
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This week we bring back one of our most exciting programs from the past year, a sampling of the Planetary Society's more »