Space Policy Edition: The Soviet Moonshot (with Asif Siddiqi)
The U.S. won the space race in July of 1969 with the success of Apollo 11. But was the Soviet Union even racing? How close were they to beating the United States to the Moon? Soviet space historian Dr...
7 Kesä 20192h 3min
Starchaser: Extraordinary Astronomer Jay Pasachoff
Jay Pasachoff visits Planetary Society headquarters for a conversation about the latest edition of his and Alex Filippenko’s monumental textbook The Cosmos. But that’s just the start of a discussion ...
5 Kesä 20191h 1min
Sharing a Passion for Mars at the Humans to Mars Summit
This year’s Humans to Mars Summit in Washington DC once again ended with a panel of Martian all-stars talking about their hopes for a future that includes the Red Planet. Planetary Radio host Mat Kapl...
29 Touko 201955min
Talking with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
The former Oklahoma congressman and Navy aviator stepped into the leadership role barely a year ago. Now he wants to see humans back on the Moon by 2024 as a vital stepping stone to Mars. Join us for ...
22 Touko 201945min
BONUS: Introducing Science Rules! with Bill Nye
Host Mat Kaplan has a special announcement to share about Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye. The Science Guy is on a mission to change the world— one phone call at a time. On his new podcast, Science Ru...
17 Touko 20194min
A Last Visit With LightSail 2 at the Cubesat Developers Workshop
Mat Kaplan visits Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for a last, clean room visit with LightSail 2, the Planetary Society’s solar sailing cubesat. While there, Mat also talked to attendees at the Cubesat Devel...
15 Touko 201945min
Planetary Radio Live Defends Planet Earth!
Leaders of the global effort to avoid a catastrophic Near Earth Object impact gathered at the 2019 Planetary Defense Conference. On the evening of May 1st, The Planetary Society partnered in an exciti...
8 Touko 201953min
Space Policy Edition: Lessons From the Moonshot That Never Was-With Mark Albrecht
Thirty years ago, Dr. Mark Albrecht led the National Space Council when President George H.W. Bush announced the Space Exploration Initiative, an ambitious effort to send humans to the Moon and then o...
3 Touko 20191h 29min
