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Work, rest and play: Mars and space tourism

Work, rest and play: Mars and space tourism

FromSpace Boffins, from the Naked Scientists


Work, rest and play: Mars and space tourism

FromSpace Boffins, from the Naked Scientists

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Jul 10, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission lands on Mars next month after a nine-month journey across our Solar System. On arrival the most advanced suite of instruments ever sent to the red planet will get to work. In this edition of the podcast, geologist and MSL scientist Professor Sanjeev Gupta, from Imperial College London, discusses the excitement and science behind the mission with Spaceflight UK's Jerry Stone and Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham. Plus, a report from the recent European space tourism conference where the major players pitched their space trips and a... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Released:
Jul 10, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

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Publishing monthly, Space Boffins brings you cutting edge conversation and debate about the past, present and future of space science.