18 – The State of Mars 2017 (feat. Brendan Byrne & Emilee Speck)

The year 2016 was a big one for Mars, and 2017 might be even bigger yet. We’re joined by two space reporters from Orlando to talk about the highlights of last year in Mars exploration, and look ahead to 2017, which promises to take us closer to the Red Planet. Brendan Byrne is a reporter from WMFE Orlando and the host of “Are We There Yet?”, a podcast about space exploration. Emilee Speck is a reporter from WKMG with a passion for planetary missions.

LINKS

Brendan’s Twitter Account
Emilee’s Twitter Account
“Are We There Yet?” (website / Twitter)
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Overview
ESA Approves ExoMars 2020 Funding
Curiosity discovers Manganese
Curiosity discovers Boron
NASA’s 1 Year Mission
Bigelow seeking further use of their module
Orion Update for January 2017
SLS Moves to Maiden Launch
NASA’s VAB has new work platforms installed
Commercial Crew capsule development schedule slips
Falcon Heavy Landing Pads moving towards development
National Geographic “Mars” Renewed for 2nd season

WeMartians Theme Song is “RetroFuture” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/