Program Archives

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 »

THE MOON, ION ENGINES, AND HELIUM 3 ...WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT?
October 6, 2003
Guests: Bernard Foing
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Europe's SMART-1 is on its way to the moon, powered by an ion engine. We hear from Bernard Foing right after the launch, and then look back to the only other spacecraft propelled by solar...  more »

SMART-1 GOES TO THE MOON
August 11, 2003
Guests: Bernard Foing
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Bernard Foing of the European Space Agency previews the SMART-1 mission to the moon, launching soon. Also, Peter Smith talks about winning NASA's 2007 Scout mission competition with the Phoenix...  more »