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Planetary Radio

NASA's Budget: Good News and Bad News

Airdate: Monday, February 21, 2005
Running Time: 00:28:50
Listen: Windows Media | MP3

NASA has submitted its 2006 budget request to Congress. Long time NASA watchers Lori Garver and Planetary Society Executive Director Lou Friedman provide insight and share their concerns. Emily Lakdawalla tries to retrieve lost image data from Huygens on Titan in this week's Q&A, and Bruce Betts has gone to the dogs over the new What's Up segment and space trivia contest. Space headlines, too.

Guests

• Louis Friedman, Planetary Society Executive Director
• Lori Garver, Former Associate Administrator for Policy and Plans at NASA

Related Information

• NASA's FY2006 Budget and Planning Documents