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CELEBRATING THE MESSENGER MERCURY FLYBY WITH SEAN SOLOMON
February 11, 2008
Guests: Sean Solomon
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Sean Solomon's MESSENGER spacecraft gave us our first close up look at Mercury in thirty-three years. The mission's Principal Investigator returns to tell us about the exciting data and images that...  more »

MESSENGER REVEALS MERCURY
January 21, 2008
Guests: Bruce Betts, Emily Lakdawalla
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The MESSENGER spacecraft reached Mercury last week. Bruce Betts reports from the Applied Physics Lab in Maryland where the mission team celebrated success. Emily Lakdawalla comments on the...  more »

A WINGED MESSENGER REACHES MERCURY, AND BILL NYE PREMIERES!
January 7, 2008
Guests: Sean Solomon
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On January 14, MESSENGER will become the first spacecraft to visit Mercury in 33 years. Principal Investigator Sean Solomon prepares us for this historic flyby. Emily Lakdawalla explains how...  more »

MESSENGER SPACECRAFT HEADS FOR MERCURY
August 2, 2004
Guests: Sean Solomon
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As Principal Investigator, Sean Solomon has overall responsibility for MESSENGER, the first spacecraft heading to Mercury in three decades. He profiles the mission on this week's show. Blue sky,...  more »