| BROADCAST DATE | LECTURER | TOPIC |
|---|---|---|
| January 20 | Dr. Ed Stone Director Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California Dr. Albert Galeev Dr. A. Nishida Dr. Peter Wenzel | Forum Series 2: Plenary Event of the International Astronautical Federation Congress on Solar System Exploration. Response of panel members to questions from the audience. Recorded at World Congress Centre, Melbourne. Listen or Download (21 min 53 s - 20.5 MB) |
| January 27 | Martin Sweeting Surrey Satellite Technology Guilford United Kingdom | Forum Series 3: Microsatellites in the Asia Pacific Region. Part of Plenary Event of the International Astronautical Federation Congress on Space Initiatives in Asia Pacific Region. Recorded at World Congress Centre, Melbourne. Listen or Download (12 min 19 s - 11.5 MB) |
| February 10 | Dr. Ed Stone Director Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California Dr. Albert Galeev Professor IKuninori Uesugi Dr. Peter Wenzel | Forum Series 4: Plenary Event of the International Astronautical Federation Congress on Solar System Exploration. The Phobos sample return, Nazomi Mars mission, MUSES C, Horizon 2000, SMART, Mars Express, Rosetta, Mercury mission, Pathfinder, MPL and MPO, Mars sample return, Stardust, Pluto Express, Deep Space 2. Recorded at World Congress Centre, Melbourne. Listen or Download (25 min 44 s - 24.1 MB) |
| February 17 | Richard Tonkin National Space Society Melbourne | History of Space. A potted history of space exploration from Sputnik to space shuttle. Recorded at Scienceworks Museum, Spotswood. Listen or Download (34 min 52 s - 32.7 MB) |
| February 24 | Ed Roberts Engineering Manager Auspace Canberra | The ARIES satellite project. Recorded at Australian Space Research Institute, Melbourne. NOTE: The broadcast edit of this talk was erased immediately after broadcast. * Approximately what went to air Listen or Download (14 min 34 s - 13.6 MB) * Part of talk that was not broadcast because it contained lots of technical detail or visual references Listen or Download (20 min 33 s - 19.2 MB) * Full unedited talk Listen or Download (35 min 23 s - 33.1 MB) |
| March 17 | Guillermo Lemarchand Radio Astronomer University of Buenos Aires Argentina | How to make contact with extraterrestrial civilizations. Recorded at Space Association of Australia meeting, Melbourne. Listen or Download (7 min 31 s - 6.9 MB) |
| March 24 | Dr Brian Embleton Executive Director Cooperative Research Centre for Satellite Systems Canberra Mr Yasushi Horikawa | Forum Series 5: The Japanese experience in space. Included quick history of Japanese programmes, strategy taken to achieve success, the Alflex project at Woomera, and problems to be faced by NASDA in the future. Part of Plenary Event of the International Astronautical Federation Congress on Space Initiatives in Asia Pacific Region. Recorded at World Congress Centre, Melbourne. Listen or Download (19 min 41 s - 18.4 MB) |
| March 31 | Yasushi Horikawa Project Manager Japanese Experiment Module National Space Development Agency of Japan Tsukuba Japan | Forum Series 6: Funding planetary exploration. Suggested new tools of credit and entrepeneural funding. Part of Plenary Event of the International Astronautical Federation Congress on Space Initiatives in Asia Pacific Region. Recorded at World Congress Centre, Melbourne. Listen or Download (2 min 7 s - 1.9 MB) |
| March 31 | Gordon Pike Satellite Systems Manager Optus Communications Sydney | China's Space Industry. A history of the Chinese space development, including plannes for manned spaceflight. Recorded at Space Frontier Conference, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. Listen or Download (26 min 57 s - 25.2 MB) |
| April 7 | Dennis Stone President Spaceweek International Association USA | The development and objectives of the Spaceweek International Association. Suggestions for Australian involvement. Recorded at Scienceworks Museum, Spotwood, Melbourne. Listen or Download (18 min 52 s - 17.7 MB) |
| May 12 | Andrew Prentice Mathematics Department Monash University Clayton | The farcical nature of cosmology, and some issues it cannot presently explain. Recorded at Space Association of Australia meeting. Listen or Download (13 min 8 s - 12.3 MB) |
| May 12 | Guillermo Lemarchand Radio Astronomer University of Buenos Aires Argentina | The results of searches for extraterrestrial intelligence. Recorded at Space Association of Australia meeting. Listen or Download (8 min 42 s - 8.1 MB) |
| May 19 | Guillermo Lemarchand Radio Astronomer University of Buenos Aires Argentina | Telling the world if evidence for extraterrestrial intelligence is found. Recorded at Space Association of Australia meeting. Listen or Download (4 min 59 s - 4.6 MB) |
| May 19 | Richard Tonkin National Space Society Melbourne | Australia In Space - a history of Australian space activities, and some current developments. Recorded at Scienceworks Museum. Listen or Download (15 min 48 s - 14.8 MB) |
| May 26 | Dr. Ed Stone Director Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | The Search For Life In The Solar System - Mars, Antarctica, Europa, Titan, Comets. Recorded at Scienceworks Museum. Listen or Download (24 min 40 s - 23.1 MB) |
| June 16 | Dr. Ed Stone Director Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | Responses to audience questions regarding the search for life in the solar system. Recorded at Scienceworks Museum. Listen or Download (7 min 59 s - 7.5 MB) |
| June 16 | Rodney Buckland Lecturer Open University United Kingdom | Who Would Make A Good Mars Astronaut - a lighthearted look at the qualities needed of a Mars astronaut. Recorded at Scienceworks Museum. Listen or Download (17 min 39 s - 16.5 MB) |
| June 23 | Andrew Prentice Mathematics Department Monash University Clayton | Jupiter's Mysteries as Unveiled by Galileo and the impact on the modified Laplacian theory of Solar System formation. Recorded at Scienceworks Museum. Listen or Download (20 min 56 s - 19.6 MB) |
| June 23 | Rodney Buckland Lecturer Open University United Kingdom | When Will We Get To Mars? Listen or Download (4 min 42 s - 4.4 MB) |
| June 30 | Andrew Thomas NASA Astronaut Houston Brian Embleton | Press conference on Thomas' flight aboard Mir, and how Australia could get more involved with space. Recorded at World Congress Centre, Melbourne. Listen or download (26 min 46 s - 25.1 MB) |
| July 21 | Bryan Gaensler 1999 Young Australian of the Year Hubble Fellow MIT | Enjoyment of science, astronomical studies at Sydney University, Hubble Fellowship, use of Hubble Space Telescope. Recorded at Victorian Youth Space Forum. Listen or Download (5 min 47 s - 5.4 MB) |
| July 21 | Andrew Thomas NASA Astronaut Houston | How others at NASA treat him as an Australian, typical work day. Recorded at Victorian Youth Space Forum. Listen or download (2 min 34 s - 2.4 MB) Listen or download part of talk not boadcast (14 min 42 s - 13.7 MB) |
| August 4 | NASA Science Update Panelists | NASA Press Conference announcing new findings by the Hubble Space Telescope and other instruments on the process of planet formation. |
| August 11 | Dan Brandenstein K-1 Programme Manager Kistler Aerospace former NASA Astronaut George Meuller Dan Fagan | Spaceport at Woomera, Kistler's plans to launch in 1999, technologies involved, Russian engines, launch contracts. Recorded at International Astronautical Federation Congress, Melbourne. Listen or Download (24 min 38 s - 23.1 MB) |
| August 18 | Joe Pizzicaroli Manager Space Systems Engineering Motorola USA | The Iridium satellite system, the launch of satellites and the reflective solar panels. Recorded at Scienceworks Museum, Spotswood. Listen or Download (5 min 32 s - 5.2 MB) |
| August 25 | Richard Tonkin National Space Society Melbourne | The Oscar 5 satellite, Australia's first built satellite. Recorded at Scienceworks Museum, Spotswood. Listen or Download (8 min 35 s - 8.0 MB) |
| September 1 | Susan Dennett Manager Curriculum Development Department of Education Melbourne | The Victorian Youth Space Forum and Victorian State Government initiatives in space education. Listen or download (8 min 46 s - 8.2 MB) |
| September 15 | Guillermo Lemarchand Radio Astronomer University of Buenos Aires Argentina | The search for extrasolar planets, and the impossibility of travelling to (or from) them. Recorded at Space Association of Australia Meeting. Listen or Download (4 min 35 s - 4.3 MB) |
| September 15 | Robert Mitchell former Galileo Project Manager Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | The ultimate fate of the Galileo Probe and the Galileo Extended Mission. Recorded at Scienceworks Museum, Spotswood. Listen or Download (7 min 26 s - 6.9 MB) |
| October 6 | Richard Tonkin National Space Society Melbourne | History of Space. Highlights from Robert Goddard to Shuttle and Cassini. Recorded at Scienceworks Museum, Spotswood. NOTE: The content of this talk covers much the same topics as the talk given by Richard on 1997 October 4 and broadcast on 1999 February 17. The audio quality is sub-standard Listen or Download (18 min 19 s - 17.1 MB) |
| October 20 | Rodney Buckland Lecturer Open University United Kingdom | Private Enterprise and Exploration of Mars Listen or Download (11 min 24 s - 10.7 MB) |
| December 15 | Malcolm Walter Adjunct Professor Macquarie University Sydney | The Tree of Life. How life evolved on Earth, and may have evolved on Mars. Recorded at Victoria University, Melbourne. Listen or Download (9 min 36 s - 9.0 MB) |
