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 »

LOU FRIEDMAN: THE REBIRTH OF RUSSIAN SPACE EXPLORATION?
November 1, 2010
Guests: Louis Friedman
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The recently-retired founding Executive Director of the Planetary Society returned from the first Moscow Symposium on Solar System Exploration with cautious optimism.  Emily Lakdawalla is...  more »

NEW BEGINNINGS WITH LOU FRIEDMAN
September 20, 2010
Guests: Louis Friedman
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Lou Friedman has retired from his position as Executive Director of the Planetary Society, a job he held for thirty years. We'll talk with the Society co-founder about the new beginnings...  more »

GOING BEHIND THE SCENES WITH LIGHTSAIL 1
June 28, 2010
Guests: Louis Friedman, Bill Nye
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Drop in on the Critical Design Review for the Planetary Society's solar sail, with Bill Nye, Lou Friedman and many other participants. Bruce Betts and Mat Kaplan take you to the Crab Nebula for more »

FALCON 9 LAUNCH, ANOTHER JUPITER SMACKDOWN, IKAROS...AND A SURPRISE
June 7, 2010
Guests: Louis Friedman, Bill Nye
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It was a big week for space exploration, and not just because of the successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9. Emily Lakdawalla reports on a new Jupiter impact. ...  more »

PLANETARY SOCIETY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LOU FRIEDMAN ON SOLAR SAILS IKAROS AND LIGHTSAIL-1
May 17, 2010
Guests: Louis Friedman
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Japanese solar sail testbed IKAROS may already be in space as you read this. Lou Friedman salutes this ambitious project and looks forward to the launch of the Planetary Society's more »

PLANETARY SOCIETY'S LOU FRIEDMAN ON NASA'S NEW PLANS
February 8, 2010
Guests: Louis Friedman
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The Obama Administration has revealed a new budget and a major change in plans for NASA. Planetary Society Executive Director Lou Friedman shares his thoughts. Bill Nye the Science and Planetary...  more »

LOU FRIEDMAN REVIEWS THE AUGUSTINE HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT REPORT
November 2, 2009
Guests: Louis Friedman
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The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee report was released October 22nd. Planetary Society Executive Director Lou Friedman provides his perspective in this week's show. Bill Nye says...  more »

NEW LIFE FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE, NEW LEADER FOR NASA
May 25, 2009
Guests: Louis Friedman
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President Barack Obama has nominated former astronaut Charles Bolden as NASA's new Administrator. Planetary Society Executive Director Lou Friedman shares his thoughts about Bolden, NASA's...  more »

LOU FRIEDMAN ON THE ROADMAP TO SPACE
November 17, 2008
Guests: Louis Friedman
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Planetary Society Exec. Director Lou Friedman on the new plan for human exploration of space.  more »