Program Archives

EMILY LAKDAWALLA'S SPECIAL REPORT ON THE AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION FALL MEETING
December 12, 2011
Guests: Emily Lakdawalla, Bill Nye
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More than 22,000 scientists have returned home from the AGU's big meeting in San Francisco. They include our own Emily Lakdawalla, who tells us about some of the fascinating research unveiled at the...  more »

BUILDING SPACESHIPS AT SPACEX WITH JEFF RICHICHI
January 10, 2011
Guests: Jeff Richichi
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We return to the SpaceX plant in California for a conversation with the company's Director of Structural Engineering and a quick tour of the factory floor. Emily Lakdawalla updates a couple of deep...  more »

FALCON 9 LAUNCH, ANOTHER JUPITER SMACKDOWN, IKAROS...AND A SURPRISE
June 7, 2010
Guests: Louis Friedman, Bill Nye
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It was a big week for space exploration, and not just because of the successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9. Emily Lakdawalla reports on a new Jupiter impact. ...  more »

PLANETARY SOCIETY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LOU FRIEDMAN ON SOLAR SAILS IKAROS AND LIGHTSAIL-1
May 17, 2010
Guests: Louis Friedman
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Japanese solar sail testbed IKAROS may already be in space as you read this. Lou Friedman salutes this ambitious project and looks forward to the launch of the Planetary Society's more »

PLANETARY RADIO LIVE!
May 3, 2010
Guests: Jeff Richichi, James Burke
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PlanRad goes before a live audience to talk rockets with Bill Nye, Jeff Richichi of SpaceX, and JPL pioneer James Burke.  more »

CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF THE AMERICAN SPACE PROGRAM WITH BILL NYE
April 19, 2010
Guests: Bill Nye
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Bill Nye the Science Guy reports on last week's conference about the future of the US space program.  more »

LIGHTSAIL UPDATE AND HAUTE CUISINE IN SPACE
December 21, 2009
Guests: Sandy Magnus, Vickie Kloeris
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We kick off the holidays by checking in with Bill Nye on the status of the Society's LightSail solar sail project. Then we find out what will be served for Christmas dinner...  more »

CELEBRATING CARL SAGAN AND A NEW SOLAR SAIL WITH ANN DRUYAN
November 9, 2009
Guests: Ann Druyan
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Solar sailing returns with LightSail, announced on the 75th anniversary of Carl Sagan's birth.  more »

ELON MUSK OF SPACEX
February 16, 2009
Guests: Elon Musk
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Emily Lakdawalla and Bill Nye take the week off so that we can present a special extended interview with the CEO and CTO of Space Exploration Technologies. NASA has just awarded Elon Musk's company...  more »

ARMADILLOS IN SPACE: NEIL MILBURN OF ARMADILLO AEROSPACE
December 15, 2008
Guests: Neil Milburn
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Armadillo Aerospace just won the biggest NASA Centennial Challenge yet, but Vice President and co-founder Neil Milburn tells us the tiny rocket company has other ambitious goals. Emily Lakdawalla...  more »