Planetary Radio • May 25, 2009

New Life for Hubble Space Telescope, New Leader for NASA

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Louis D. Friedman

Co-Founder and Executive Director Emeritus for The Planetary Society

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 budget and the agency's future. Bill Nye the Planetary Guy is inspired by the repair and upgrade of the Hubble Space Telescope. There's monkey business afoot as Bruce Betts and Mat Kaplan explore the night sky and offer another space trivia contest in our What's Up segment.