Join Planetary Radio host Sarah Al-Ahmed on a trip to the 2023 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Symposium in Houston, Texas. This episode is part one of two.
Yesterday
World Space Week and farewell to Swift
Dennis Stone, president and co-founder of the World Space Week Association, takes us behind the scenes of the largest annual space event on Earth. From its origins as a volunteer effort in Houston to a UN-declared celebration reaching 50,000 events in over 100 countries, Dennis s ... Show More
1h 4m
Aug 26
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is ready to launch
After decades of development, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is preparing to launch. Once in orbit, Roman will conduct the widest surveys of the universe ever attempted, probing the nature of dark energy, discovering thousands of new exoplanets, and capturing images of bil ... Show More
56m 15s
Dec 2021
Emirati Astronauts Start a Two-Year Training Programme (08.12.21)
Nasa chief Bill Nelson has welcomed the UAE’s newest astronauts to the space agency’s training programme in Houston, Texas. In this episode, we discuss the content of the training. We also talk about UAE residents wanting automation in their homes, but not in health and education ... Show More
31m 44s
Nov 2018
Extended Classic – Let’s Make America Smart Again: The Future of NASA
<p>Re-visit our Let’s Make America Smart Again series as Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-host Chuck Nice, and Ellen Stofan look at the past, present, and future of NASA. Now extended with Neil and Chuck chatting with former HI-SEAS IV crew member Dr. Sheyna Gifford on interstellar ... Show More
1h 10m
Feb 2023
Sultan Al Neyadi in Space (06.03.23)
n this episode, we explore two fascinating tech innovations that are changing the game in different ways. First, we discuss the new images of UAE's Sultan Al Neyadi wearing the iconic SpaceX astronaut suit, as he prepares for his space mission. Then, we delve into the world of sp ... Show More
24m 11s