Space Policy Edition: Mars via the Nuclear Option

Space Policy Edition: Mars via the Nuclear Option

Can nuclear propulsion fundamentally transform our ability to send humans to Mars? Bhavya Lal, a policy and nuclear engineering expert now working at NASA, helped write a new report on the topic for the National Academies of Sciences. She joins the show to talk about the advantages of various types of nuclear propulsion, the engineering and policy challenges that face them, and the role of government versus the private sector in developing and deploying transformational technologies. Discover more here: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/0804-2021-spe-bhavya-lal-nuclear-propulsion

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Journey to the Center of the Earth!

Journey to the Center of the Earth!

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19 Touko 200330min

Getting a Rover's-Eye View of Mars

Getting a Rover's-Eye View of Mars

Hear excerpts of the Mars Exploration Rover imaging team lead Jim Bell's presentation last week at Planetary Society headquarters; Emily looks for life on the moon, while Bruce Betts says to get ready for this week's lunar eclipse!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 Touko 200328min

Columbia Experiment Recovered!

Columbia Experiment Recovered!

Columbia Experiment Recovered!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Touko 200328min

Looking Back: Jurrie van der Woude's 37 years at JPL

Looking Back: Jurrie van der Woude's 37 years at JPL

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28 Huhti 200335min

Return to Mars: Two Rover Landing Sites Chosen

Return to Mars: Two Rover Landing Sites Chosen

Matt Golombek tells us about the Mars Exploration Rover landing site selection process and the exciting destinations just chosen. What objects hold the solar system's speed record? We'll find out from Emily.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 Huhti 200329min

A Microphone on Mars?

A Microphone on Mars?

What would you sound like on Mars? Berkeley researcher Greg Delory and the Planetary Society have developed the Mars Microphone, so that we can find out.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Huhti 200329min

Deep Space 1 / ET Phones Home!

Deep Space 1 / ET Phones Home!

Deep Space 1 / ET Phones Home!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Huhti 200330min

Masters of Science Fiction

Masters of Science Fiction

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31 Maalis 200329min

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