Program Archives

THE PLANETARY SOCIETY'S RED ROVER GOES TO MARS PROJECT WITH EMILY LAKDAWALLA
November 17, 2003
Guests: Emily Lakdawalla
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Planetary Radio's Emily Lakdawalla is Science and Technology Coordinator for the Planetary Society. We talk with her about the Society's Red Rover Goes to Mars Project on the Mars Exploration Rover...  more »

A SOUTH AFRICAN TEEN JOINS THE STUDENT ASTRONAUTS
November 3, 2003
Guests: Hal Walker, Bettye Walker
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The sixteen Student Astronauts will soon be arriving at JPL from around the world. One of them is 15-year-old Nomathemba Kontyo of South Africa. She and the other teens will join the Mars Exploration...  more »

A TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO MARS
September 1, 2003
Guests: William Hartmann
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A Traveler's Guide to Mars: Don't leave orbit without it! William Hartmann's new book contains a terrific collection of Mars images, some taken as recently as a few months ago. A Traveler's...  more »

A MARTIAN BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR RAY BRADBURY
August 25, 2003
Guests: Ray Bradbury
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This special edition of Planetary Radio chronicles The Planetary Society's celebration of Ray Bradbury's 83rd birthday. You'll hear from Ray and many of his admirers. The party included a trip to...  more »

FOUR DECADES OF MARS EXPLORATION
August 18, 2003
Guests: Bruce Murray
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Mars comes closer and closer. At the same time, five spacecraft are on their way to the Red Planet. Planetary Radio talks with Bruce Murray, planetary scientist and former Director of the Jet...  more »

THE ENVELOPE PLEASE: CHOOSING THE 2007 MARS SCOUT MISSION, PART 2
August 4, 2003
Guests: Joel Levine, Mark Allen
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Planetary Radio concludes its examination of the Mars Scout finalists. Up this week are Joel Levine, Principal Investigator for ARES, the Mars airplane, and Mark Allen, PI for MARVEL, a life-seeking...  more »

THE ENVELOPE PLEASE: CHOOSING THE 2007 MARS SCOUT MISSION, PART 1
July 28, 2003
Guests: Peter Smith, Laurie Leshin
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There are four terrific candidate missions for the 2007 Mars Scout Mission. NASA can only pick one to go. Over the next two weeks, meet all four of the Principal Investigators on Planetary Radio. Up...  more »

BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY AND SANDY MOONDUST!
June 23, 2003
Guests: Bill Nye
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The beloved science guy also shares responsibility for two sundials on their way to Mars. Bill will talk about this project and his new TV show. Then, move over Biff Starling. Sandy Moondust stops...  more »

JOY CRISP IS ON HER WAY TO MARS
June 16, 2003
Guests: Joy Crisp
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Spirit, the first of two Mars Exploration Rovers, has begun its journey to the Red Planet. Dr. Joy Crisp is Project Scientist for the mission at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She tells us about her...  more »

SOCIETY PRESIDENT WES HUNTRESS AND A LITTLE GUY NAMED "BIFF"
June 9, 2003
Guests: Wes Huntress
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A visit with Planetary Society President and former NASA Associate Administrator Wes Huntress this week, and then a decidedly different introduction to Biff Starling, one of two astrobots about to...  more »