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    Getting Humans to Mars Without Breaking the Bank

    Getting Humans to Mars Without Breaking the Bank

    FromPlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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    Getting Humans to Mars Without Breaking the Bank

    FromPlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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    29 minutes
    Released:
    Feb 18, 2014
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    NASA scientist Harley Thronson tells us about a new initiative that is figuring out how we will get men and women to the red planet at a reasonable price. You can read their initial report. Emily Lakdawalla reports on Curiosity’s passage over dunes that made engineers nervous. Bill Nye reveals NASA’s plans for a lunar rover that may launch in 2018. Mat Kaplan joins Bruce Betts in a TV studio to record this week’s What’s Up segment. You can watch!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Released:
    Feb 18, 2014
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    Planetary Radio brings you the human adventure across our solar system and beyond. We visit each week with the scientists, engineers, leaders, advocates and astronauts who are taking us across the final frontier. Regular features raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Join host Mat Kaplan and Planetary Society colleagues including Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bruce Betts, and Emily Lakdawalla as they dive deep into the latest space news. The monthly Space Policy Edition takes you inside the DC beltway where the future of the US space program hangs in the balance. Visit planetary.org/radio for the space trivia contest, an episode guide, and much more.