President Trump Sets Course for the Moon
On December 11th President Donald Trump signed a memorandum that firmly points the US space effort toward the Moon, but without providing many details. Planetary Society Director of Space Policy Casey...
13 Des 201731min
A Visitor From the Stars: ‘Oumuamua
The first confirmed interstellar visitor to our solar system is a needle-shaped asteroid given the Hawaiian name ‘Oumuamua. Karen Meech leads the team that is learning as much about it as possible bef...
6 Des 201747min
Space Policy Edition #19: When did the private space age begin? Much earlier than you think.
Elon Musk. Jeff Bezos. Richard Branson. These are the names we tend to associate with the current era of private space exploration. But what about John Quincy Adams, James Lick, or Charles Yerkes? Spa...
1 Des 20171h 32min
Bob Richards of Moon Express
Moon Express Founder and CEO Bob Richards shares an inspiring vision for a return to the Moon. It includes introduction of a sophisticated line of robotic spacecraft, the first of which may make a sof...
29 Nov 201758min
Canada Rises…And So Does the Sun
Canada has a new Space Advisory Board, and The Planetary Society’s Kate Howells is a member.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...
22 Nov 201732min
The Honorable Adam Schiff: Another Congressional Space Enthusiast
Congressman Adam Schiff’s California district includes the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is as enthusiastic a fan of the final frontier as you are likely to find under the capitol dome in Washington D...
15 Nov 201736min
Andy Weir’s New Novel Puts a City on the Moon
The author of #1 bestseller "The Martian" is back with "Artemis," a superbly-researched, rollicking adventure in the first city on the Moon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
8 Nov 201750min
Space Policy Edition #18: Jim Bridenstine vs. the Senate and First Meeting of the National Space Council
The likely next Administrator of NASA, Jim Bridenstine, appeared before a somewhat skeptical Senate committee to defend his nomination. Casey and Jason recap the hearing and assess Congressman Bridens...
3 Nov 201759min
