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#31 A conversation with Earl Swift about NASA's lunar rovers and his new book - Across the Airless Wilds

#31 A conversation with Earl Swift about NASA's lunar rovers and his new book - Across the Airless Wilds

FromCosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage


#31 A conversation with Earl Swift about NASA's lunar rovers and his new book - Across the Airless Wilds

FromCosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Jul 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We have a great chat with Earl Swift about NASA's lunar rovers and his new book Across the Airless Wilds. It's a fascinating dive into the last three moon landings and what could be regarded as the pinnacle of human exploration.Earl recounts his time with astronauts Charlie Duke and Dave Scott, and Laszlo Kestay from the United States Geological Survey, and gives us some incredible insights into the the design process of the lunar rovers and their place in the history of exploration.Earl's website is: earlswift.comWatch the lunar rover in action on the moon - the Lunar Grand Prix film: youtube.com/watch?v=az9nFrnCK60Find Across the Airless Wilds: harpercollins.com/products/across-the-airless-wilds-earl-swift?variant=32915592249378 
Released:
Jul 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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It's cosmology in a cup! - Cosmic Coffee Time is bite sized podcasts making sense of space, astronomy, life, and the universe, best enjoyed with a coffee. A down to earth look at what's up there, and it's just for you spacefans. Grab a coffee and see where in the universe we go this time. Follow on Twitter @CosmicCoffTime