Space Policy Edition: What went wrong with Mars Sample Return
NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission was supposed to be lean, fast, and focused — no extra science instruments, no dedicated communications systems, and launching in 2026. But the effort has foundered un...
3 Marras 20231h 28min
Psyche and Eclipse Company blast off
On October 13, 2023, NASA's Psyche mission's principal investigator, Lindy Elkins-Tanton, watched her team's spacecraft blast off on its voyage to explore a metallic asteroid. She joins Planetary Radi...
1 Marras 202358min
Simulating Psyche: Modeling craters on a metallic world
NASA's Psyche mission launched on Oct. 13, 2023 on a journey to explore its namesake, the metallic asteroid Psyche. Simone Marchi, co-investigator for the Psyche mission, joins Planetary Radio to shar...
25 Loka 202355min
InSight's revelation on Mars’ rotation
Data from the now-retired NASA InSight mission suggests that Mars' rotation is speeding up. The InSight RISE instrument's principal investigator, Sebastien Le Maistre, from the Royal Observatory of Be...
18 Loka 202359min
Celebrating the OSIRIS-REx sample return
On September 24th, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft triumphantly delivered a sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth. Rae Paoletta, the Director of Content and Engagement at The Planetary Society, joins Plane...
11 Loka 202357min
2023 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Symposium: Part 2
Join Planetary Radio host Sarah Al-Ahmed for part two of her trip to the 2023 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Symposium in Houston, Texas. You'll hear from Mike LaPointe and John Nelson, the...
4 Loka 202349min
2023 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Symposium: Part 1
Join Planetary Radio host Sarah Al-Ahmed on a trip to the 2023 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Symposium in Houston, Texas. In this jam-packed two-part series, you'll hear Sarah's interviews ...
27 Syys 202359min
Alone but not lonely with Louis Friedman
Louis Friedman, one of the three co-founders of The Planetary Society, joins Planetary Radio to discuss his new book, "Alone but Not Lonely: Exploring for Extraterrestrial Life." The book takes us on ...
20 Syys 202358min
