Mars 2020

Guest:  Mark Whittington;  Mark's new book, "Why Is America Going Back To The Moon," U.S., China, & Russian lunar plans, plus multiple other topics brought up by listeners.

We welcomed Doug Messier back to the program for a 94 minute discussion starting out with the success of the Perseverance Mars rover landing earlier in the day.  Most of the first segment was devoted to Perseverance, the various science experiments plans, the onboard hardware and instruments such as the helicopter, microphones, advanced cameras, MOXIE to make O2 out of the Martian atmosphere plus more.  Listen as Doug and callers/emailers discuss the instrument package, the experiments and the search for possible past life on Mars.  Also discussed was the landing site, Jezero Crater, plus t

Guest:  Dr. Geoffrey Landis;  Topics:  Making oxygen an fuel on Mars, Mars research, lunar technology, private space capitalism, private Mars and lunar missions, artificial gravity, Venus, and lots more.

Guests: John Batchelor, Chris Carberry of Explore Mars, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  The Chris Carberry new book "Alcohol in Space," known alcohol usage in space, 2020 Mars missions.  You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright.

Guest:  Dr. Jeff Foust; Topics:  Multiple timely and current events in the private, commercial and public space sectors.  Our discussion topics reflected the excitement in today's growing space industry.

Guests: John Batchelor, Allen Chen, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  We talked about the upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission, new EDL tools & more. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright.

Guest:  Dr. Kirsten Siebach;  Topics: Mars geology, rovers, searching for life on Mars, planetary protection, forward contamination of Mars and much more. 

Guest:  Dr. Gil Levin; Topics:  Updates to the Viking Labeled Release Experiment, searching for life on Mars, NASA, upcoming missions, and much more.  Please direct all comments and questions regarding specific Space Show programs & guest(s) to the Space Show blog which is part of archived program on our website, www.thespaceshow.com.   Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program.

Guest:  Barry DiGregorio; Topics:  Mars rock geology, rock varnish, Mars life detection instruments, NASA & life detection, & more.  Please direct all comments and questions regarding specific Space Show programs & guest(s) to the Space Show blog which is part of archived program on our website, www.thespaceshow.com.   Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program.

Guest:  Dr. William (Bill) Farrand; Topics:  Mars rovers, remote sensing, mission instrument design & more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding specific Space Show programs & guest(s) to the Space Show blog which is part of archived program on our website, www.thespaceshow.com.   Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use.