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Planetary Radio Live: The LightSail Countdown Begins!

Planetary Radio Live: The LightSail Countdown Begins!

FromPlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science


Planetary Radio Live: The LightSail Countdown Begins!

FromPlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jul 15, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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LightSail, the Planetary Society’s innovative solar sail cubesat, will ride into space on the huge SpaceX Falcon Heavy, now in development. Bill Nye and others join us for a live celebration of this announcement.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Released:
Jul 15, 2014
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Podcast episode

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Planetary Radio brings you the human adventure across our solar system and beyond. We visit each week with the scientists, engineers, leaders, advocates and astronauts who are taking us across the final frontier. Regular features raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Join host Mat Kaplan and Planetary Society colleagues including Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bruce Betts, and Emily Lakdawalla as they dive deep into the latest space news. The monthly Space Policy Edition takes you inside the DC beltway where the future of the US space program hangs in the balance. Visit planetary.org/radio for the space trivia contest, an episode guide, and much more.