Curiosity: The Hardest Working Rover
I Need My Space
English - July 10, 2018 06:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MB - ★★★★ - 151 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Society & Culture one strange rock astronauts nasa inms astronaut interview space questions space lawyer inverse space x iss Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Author of "The Design and Engineering of Curiosity: How the Mars Rover Performs Its Job" and planetary evangelist and senior editor at The Planetary Society, Emily Lakdawalla, joins Rae and Steve to discuss NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity.
Questions Include: What kind of data is the Curiosity rover collecting? What does a habitable environment consist of? Is Curiosity a stepping stone towards crewed missions to Mars? How are repairs handled on planetary rovers? What is a planetary evangelist? Why is the universe more creative than humanity?
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Credits:
‘I Need My Space’ is an Inverse production hosted by Rae Paoletta and Steve Ward, produced by Sam Riddell, and executive produced by Hannah Margaret Allen. Our intro and outro music was created by Andrew Olivares.
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Other Topics Discussed Include: Mars Mariner and Viking programs, the Spirit and Opportunity Mars rovers, Yellowknife Bay, FPGAs, the Stardust mission, and Uranus
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