SOME ITEMS BROADCAST DURING 2002

INTERVIEWS
by Andrew Rennie

(unless otherwise specified)

Most interviews were recorded stereophonicly with the intention they be heard on home hi-fidelity stereophonic radio equipment. We recommend you listen to these downloadable audio files in this way. If you choose to listen with headphone or earbuds you may find the left-ear / right-ear effect unpleasant.

BROADCAST
DATE
GUESTTOPIC
February 20 Tony Langdon
Member
Moorabbin and District Radio Club
Moorabbin
Amateur radio and amateur radio satellites.
April 24, May 1 and May 8 Michael Liu
Institute for Astronomy
University of Hawaii
Honolulu

Debra Shepard
Staff Astronomer
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Soccorro
New Mexico

Bruce Morgan
Associate Director for Science
Space Telescope Science Institute
Baltimore
Maryland

New Generation Telescopes. What new developments are coming into use or being developed, both on the ground and in space. Courtesy National Public Radio.
May 29 James Newman
NASA Astronaut
Experiences aboard the International Space Station and training to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Courtesy National Public Radio.
June 5 Matt Golombek
Project Scientist
Mars Pathfinder
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
California
Martian weather and surface imagery. Driving the Sojourner rover and what it did after Parthfinder failed.
* Listen or download (9 min 49 s - 9.2 MB)
* Listen or download final part of interview (4 min 1 s - 3.7 MB)
June 19 Toni Myers
Producer
Space Station 3D
IMAX Corporation
Canada
The genesis of the IMAX system, and the first IMAX space movies. Filming aboard the Space Shuttle and the Space Station.
Listen or Download Toni Myers interview only (12 min 15 s - 11.5 MB)
July 3 Toni Myers
Producer
Space Station 3D
IMAX Corporation
Canada
The new IMAX movie, "Space Station 3D".
Listen or Download Toni Myers interview only (16 min 34 s - 15.5 MB)
July 17 Toni Myers
Producer
Space Station 3D
IMAX Corporation
Canada
Toni Myers' career, including working for the BBC's Top of the Pops, for Apple Records (John Lennon and Yokko Ono), and IMAX (astronauts and the Rolling Stones and Ton Cruise). Melbourne audience reactions after seeing "Space Station 3D".
Listen or Download entire Toni Myers IMAX show 2002 July 17 (56 min 02 s - 52.5 MB)
Listen or Download Toni Myers interview only (19 min 11 s - 18.5 MB)
August 7 + 14 Story Musgrave
former NASA Astronaut
Florida

Jim Monthly
Space Policy Analyst
Virginia

Dan Donbracker
Manager
Second Generation Reusuable Launch Vehicle
Marshall Space Flight Center
Alabama

An interview discussion made to mark the 20th anniversary of the first flight of the Space Shuttle. Courtesy National Public Radio.
September 18 Amy Byrne
Member
Organising Committee
Victorian Branch
Australian Students Space Association
Melbourne
The Victoria Youth Space Forum for 2003.
September 18 Jack Bramham
VK3 WWW
Mountain and Eastern Districts Radio Club
Melbourne
Amateur radio communications with the International Space Station.
Listen or download (4 min 48 s - 4.5 MB)
September 25 Bronwyn Pratt
Teacher
Glen Waverley Secondary College
Glen Waverley
Space education at the Glen Waverley Secondary College. Includes amateur radio contact with International Space Station and Spiders In Space scheduled for STS 107 in 2003 January.
Listen or download (12 min 9 s - 11.3 MB)
September 25 Alan Payne
Teacher
Glen Waverley Secondary College
Glen Waverley
Setting up a radio contact from a school to the International Space Station.
Listen or download (5 min 29 s - 5.1 MB)
October 16 Guy Murphy
President
Mars Society Australia
Melbourne
The planet Mars, the technologies needed to send human there, and the Australian and International activities of the Mars Society.
Listen or download (7 min 5 s - 6.5 MB)
November 6 Seth Shostak
Astronomer
SETI Intitute
Mountain View
California
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence and Project Phoenix.
Listen or download (15 min 15 s - 14.2MB)
November 13 Genevieve Waddam
Team Leader
"Space" Exhibition
Scienceworks Museum
Spotswood
Melbourne
A tour of the interactive space exhibition.
Listen or download (6 min 27 s - 6.0 MB)
November 20 Peter Aylward
Councillor
Space Association of Australia
Melbourne
Current activities at the Kennedy Space Center.
November 20 Lachlan Thompson
Lecturer
RMIT University
Melbourne
Developing the "Spiders In Space" experiment to fly on STS 107 as a S*T*A*R*S payload. How the efforts of RMIT University, Melbourne Zoo, the Glen Waverley Secondary College, the Department of School Education, STARS Academy have melded to get an experiment ready for spaceflight.
Photo
November 27 Alan Payne
Teacher
Glen Waverley Secondary College
Glen Waverley
Melbourne
The "Spiders In Space" experiment to fly aboard the STS 107 mission in 2003 January.
November 27 Bronwyn Pratt
Teacher
Glen Waverley Secondary College
Glen Waverley
Melbourne
The inception of the "Spiders In Space" experiment which is to fly aboard the STS 107 mission in 2003 January. Also how Cadbury-Schweppes is sponsoring the students to go to the launch.
November 27 Robert Parson
Student
Glen Waverley Secondary College
Glen Waverley
Melbourne
Breeding fruit flies to feed the spiders to be used in the "Spiders In Space" experiment to fly aboard the STS 107 mission in 2003 January. Also the web pages related to the experiment.
November 27 Loren Logano
Student
Glen Waverley Secondary College
Glen Waverley
Melbourne
Fund raising for the "Spiders In Space" experiment to fly aboard the STS 107 mission in 2003 January. Also developing agar feeding techniques.
December 11 Vox-POP. Many interviewees. Interviews with people gathered aside the Stuart Highway northwest of Woomera to view the 2002 December 4 total eclipse of the Sun.
NOTE: This was part of our documentary on the solar eclipse. This programme was not recorded. What is offered here are some of the inserts used. The recordings were severely affected by wind rumble.
Listen or download Loit And Irena (2 min 13 s - 2.0 MB)
Listen or download (3 min 27 s - 3.2 MB)
Listen or download Oliver (1 min 17 s - 1.2 MB)
Listen or download VoxPops (8 min 19 s - 7.8 MB)
Listen or download Wolfer (1 min 33 s - 1.4 MB)
Listen or download unbroadcast Wilkinson off-cut (2 min 0 s - 1.8 MB)
December 11 Bob Morfield
Amatuer Astronomer
Murphy's Burrow
Illinois
How how intends to observe 2002 Solar Eclipse near Woomera.
Listen or download (6 min 27 s - 6.0 MB)
December 18 Warrick Kemp
retired scientist
Adelaide
Observing the power of the solar corona. Also experiences on the Woomera rocket range as a DTSO scientist.
Listen or download (6 min 27 s - 6.0 MB)