Broadcast 661 (Special Edition)

Erika Wagner, Thaddeus R. F. Fulford-Jones, and Rosie Combs-Bachmann were the guests for this program to discuss the Mars Gravity Biosatellite Project. To learn more about this project, visit the following websites: (1) www.marsgravity.org and (2) www.yournameintospace.org. Our Mars Gravity Team explained the program in detail to us, answered many questions about the moustronaut planned experiments, and about sending your name or logo to space on their vehicle in 2010. We talked about the science behind the experiment, other schools and students involved in the project, and how the space community has reacted to and responded to the project, both of which are quite positive. We learned about the launch plans, the rocket of choice, launch delays and the impact on the mice, and much more. The Mars Gravity Biosatellite Project and the Your Name In Space Program are projects all of us should know about and support. Check out the websites and contact the students by email for your questions, your involvement, even your application to be a summer intern, a program open to high school, college and even adult participants. Also, check them out at Facebook by dong a search for name in space or something similar. You can send a comment or question buy putting "Space Show" in the subject line of your email and addressing it to info@marsgravity.org.