Planetary Radio • Aug 20, 2013
NASA's Charlie Bolden Visits Earth Missions at JPL
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Charles Bolden
Former Astronaut and Administrator for NASA
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Charles Elachi
Director for Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Two missions are coming together in a high bay clean room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SMAP and ISS RapidScat went on display for a visit by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. Mat Kaplan and Emily Lakdawalla provide special coverage. Bill Nye says goodbye to Kepler’s exoplanet discoveries. Bruce Betts reveals the first human-created object to be successfully recovered from space during What’s Up.
Related Links
- VIDEO: In the JPL High Bay With SMAP, ISS RapidScat, Charles Elachi and Charlie Bolden
- BLOG: SMAP Under Construction: Fieldtrip to JPL
- Kepler Mission Homepage
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