Program Archives

TURNING MOONDUST INTO AIR AND WATER
May 5, 2008
Guests: Gerry Sanders
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NASA is learning how future Moon colonists will mine and refine lunar regolith, turning it into the oxygen and water they'll need to survive without constant resupply by Earth. Gerry Sanders heads...  more »

BUILDING THE J-2X ROCKET ENGINE FOR THE RETURN TO THE MOON
November 5, 2007
Guests: John Vilja
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John Vilja is Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne's Program Manager in charge of building the latest version of a rocket engine with a very distinguished legacy. He tells us about its development and how...  more »

A NEW RACE TO THE MOON: THE GOOGLE LUNAR X PRIZE
September 24, 2007
Guests: Buzz Aldrin, Shana Dale, Peter Diamandis, Elon Musk, Larry Page
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The X Prize Foundation announced its newest competition a few days ago. The Google Lunar X Prize competition will award $20 million to the first private team to put a successful rover on the Moon,...  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 »

PROTESTING THE IAU PLANET DEFINITION AND A SMART-1 LUNAR IMPACT RECAP
September 11, 2006
Guests: Mark Sykes, Detlef Koschny
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We have a busy show -- Mark Sykes, Director of the Planetary Science Institute, talks about his petition to the International Astronomical Union protesting its planet definition. And we look back a...  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 »

EUROPE'S SMART-1 REACHES THE MOON!
November 22, 2004
Guests: Bernard Foing
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Pushed along by its ion engine, the European Space Agency's SMART-1 probe has just gone into lunar orbit. We talk with ESA Chief Scientist--and SMART-1 Project Scientist--Bernard Foing. Emily holds a...  more »

MOONWALKER HARRISON SCHMITT VISITS PLANETARY RADIO
August 9, 2004
Guests: Harrison Schmitt
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He was one of the last two humans to walk on the moon. Geologist, engineer, entrepreneur and former US Senator Harrison Schmitt talks about the legacy of Apollo, and his current dream of clean, cheap...  more »

APOLLO ASTRONAUTS VISIT PLANETARY RADIO
July 19, 2004
Guests: Harrison Schmitt, Rusty Schweickart
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We celebrate the 35th anniversary of the first moon landing by visiting with two Apollo astronauts. Moonwalker Harrison Schmitt talks about the legacy and promise of Apollo, while Rusty Schweickart...  more »

TO THE MOON WITH THE LUNAR PROSPECTOR
October 13, 2003
Guests: Alan Binder
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Alan Binder of the Lunar Research Institute tells the story of his highly successful yet inexpensive moon mission, Lunar Prospector. Emily Lakdawalla examines lunar law, and Bruce Betts talks about...  more »