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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 »

XCOR'S LYNX: ANOTHER RIDE INTO SPACE
May 12, 2008
Guests: Douglas Graham
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XCOR Aerospace, a neighbor of Scaled Composites in the California desert, has announced plans for the Lynx two-seater spaceplane. XCOR's Douglas Graham talks about this and other projects. Bill Nye...  more »

SPACE ELEVATOR GAMES AND SERIOUS PLANETARY SCIENCE
October 15, 2007
Guests: Ben Shelef, Emily Lakdawalla
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A busy show features a preview of the Spaceward Games from Spaceward Foundation co-founder Ben Shelef, working toward achieving the technology that would enable a space elevator. Then Emily...  more »

DIGGING FOR DOLLARS ON THE MOON: THE LUNAR REGOLITH CHALLENGE
June 4, 2007
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Special coverage of NASA's Lunar Regolith Challenge, with robot excavators after a $250,000 prize.  more »

RUSTY SCHWEICKART AND MORE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
May 15, 2006
Guests: Rusty Schweickart, Elon Musk, Peter Diamandis
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More from ISDC, including Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart on asteroid deflection, Elon Musk of SpaceX, and X Prize Foundation's Peter Diamandis.  more »

JOIN US AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
May 8, 2006
Guests: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, Burt Rutan
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Special coverage from the 25th annual ISDC in Los Angeles, featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and Burt Rutan.  more »

GOING UP! BEN SHELEF OF THE SPACEWARD FOUNDATION ON SPACE ELEVATOR DEVELOPMENT
October 3, 2005
Guests: Ben Shelef
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The Spaceward Foundation is about to host the first Space Elevator Games. Founder Ben Shelef talks about this and other projects. Q&A on where to look for life in our solar system and a new What's Up space trivia quiz.  more »