Master of the Moon Rocks: NASA Astromaterials Curator Francis McCubbin
Francis McCubbin is the new Astromaterials Curator at NASA's Johnson Space Center, where the priceless collection includes the Apollo moonrocks. Join host Mat Kaplan's visit.Learn more about your ad c...
12 Jan 201638min
Ad Astra Builds “The Martian’s” Rocket Engine
Mat Kaplan visits the Ad Astra Rocket Company in Texas where they are perfecting the VASIMIR electric rocket engine. Emily Lakdawalla has created a comprehensive timeline tracing missions throughout t...
5 Jan 201634min
Planetary Radio Extra: Ad Astra Rocket Company Audio Tour
Ad Astra's Mark Carter took Planetary Radio Host Mat Kaplan on a great tour of the company's facility in mid-November of 2015. Space and science geeks are going to love this mostly unedited audio reco...
5 Jan 201636min
Planetary Radio Extra: Planetary Society Experts 2015 Review
Bruce Betts, Jason Davis, Casey Dreier and Emily Lakdawalla gather with Mat Kaplan for a fascinating and informative Planetary Radio Extra year-in-review roundtable discussion.Learn more about your ad...
5 Jan 20161h 1min
2015: A Great Year for Space Exploration
Our year-end review features the “best of 2015” lists from Jason Davis, Casey Dreier, Emily Lakdawalla and Bill Nye the Science Guy. What’s Up offers planets, a comet, and a nice prize package for the...
29 Dec 201528min
Planetary Radio Extra: Casey Dreier on the 2016 NASA Budget
Mat Kaplan sits down with our Director of Advocacy, Casey Dreier, for a discussion of NASA's 2016 budget.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for p...
22 Dec 201538min
Congressman John Culberson on a Good Day for Space
The newly-approved federal budget includes great news for fans of space exploration and development. Texas Congressman John Culberson led the fight for a Europa mission, the SLS rocket, commercial cre...
22 Dec 201533min
Field Test: Planetary Deep Drill
Drilling through many meters of ice to Europa’s ocean or to the pristine sub-surface layers of Mars will be hard. The Planetary Deep Drill prototype has shown that it may be a practical approach. Join...
15 Dec 201528min
