BROADCAST
DATE | SUBJECT | DESCRIPTION |
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| January 5
| Finding Mars on Earth
| NASA Scientist Jim Garvin explains how he searches for places on Earth that may have features similar to those on Mars. (Courtesy NASA) |
| January 5
| Huygens To Parachute To Titan
| Description of the Huygens Probe and its expected arrival on Titan on January 14. (Courtesy NASA) |
| January 5
| A Visit to Mars
| A musical exploration of what it would be like to visit Mars. |
| January 12
| Journey To A Comet
| Description of the Deep Impact mision to strike a comet. (Courtesy NASA) |
| January 12
| The Banda Aceh Earthqauke
| How the Boxing Day earthquake caused small changes in the spin and shape of the Earth. (Courtesy NASA) |
| January 12
| Predicting Earthquakes From Space
| How NASA scientists are working towards being able to use satellites to predict when earthquakes may happen. (Courtesy NASA) |
| January 12
| Rocky Solar System
| A musical exploration of the small rocky parts of the Solar System. |
| January 19
| Deep Impact Launch
| The launch of the Deep Impact spacecraft on January 13. Commentary through countdown to receipt of signal by Tidbinbilla. |
| January 19
| Huygens Landing On Titan
| Replay of the live commentary from the European Space Operations Control Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, of the landing of the Huygens probe on Titan. (Courtesy ESA) |
| January 26
| First Scientific Results From Huygens
| An examination of the preliminary findings of the Huygens probe after its successful landing on Titan. |
| January 26
| The ASPERA Instrument
| A description of the science behind the Analyser of Space Plasmas and Energetic Atoms instrument aboard the Mars Express spacecraft orbiting Mars. |
| January 26
| Dance Of The Planets
| A description of the methods used to detect extrasolar planets - planets orbiting stars. |
| Janaury 26
| Roving Mars Episode 42
| The past several week's activities on Mars. |
| February 2
| Roving Mars Episode 43
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| February 2
| The SWIFT Satellite
| A description of the search fore the cause of gamma ray bursts, and the new SWIFT satellite's role in that search. |
| February 9
| Roving Mars Episode 44
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| February 9
| One Year On Mars
| A celebration of one year's successful operation of the Mars Exploration Rovers on Mars. Featured Rob Manning (Entry, Descent and Landing Manager), Jessica Collisson (Flight Director), Pete Theisinger (former Project Manager), Steve Squyres (Principal Investigator) and Joy Crisp (Project Scientist). (Courtesy JPL) |
| February 16
| Inspiring Kids
| A feature about teacher Jody West of Washington Middle School, Altadena, California, and her work to inspire children by building Mars rover models. (Courtesy NASA) |
| February 16
| Roving Mars Episode 45
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| February 16
| The Ulysses Mission
| How the European Space Agency's Ulysses mission, launched in 1990, continues to study the Sun and the solar wind. (Courtesy NASA) |
| February 23
| Lopsided Universe
| A discussion of the concept of broken symmetry in our universe. |
| February 23
| Roving Mars Episode 46
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| March 2
| Roving Mars Episode 47
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| March 2
| The MaRS Instrument
| A discussion of the scientific objectives of the Mars Radio Science Experiment aboard the Mars Express spacecraft orbiting Mars. |
| March 2
| Titan's Rainbows
| A discussion of whether the methane rain on Titan would cause rainbows. (Courtesy NASA) |
| March 2
| Blue Skies On Saturn
| A discussion of the colour of the sky at various levels in the atmosphere of Saturn. (Courtesy NASA) |
| March 9
| Gravity And The Brain
| How the brain has been shown to have a built in model of gravity by a ball-catching exercise by astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle. (Courtesy NASA) |
| March 9
| The Kronos Quartet
| A detailed examination of how the Kronos Quartet has included plasma wave recordings into their music. Included actual recordings of plasma waves and exerpts from the composition Sun Rings. |
| March 9
| Roving Mars Episode 48
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| March 16
| Moon, Mars and Beyond - Programme 9
| Submissions made to the United States President's Commission for Moon, Mars and Beyond. Comments by Patrcia Arnold (United States Space Foundation), Margaret Finarelli (Vice President, International Space University, Strasbourg, France) and June Scobee-Rogers (founding Chairman, Challenger Center for Space Science Education). (Audio inserts courtesy Moon-Mars Commission). |
| March 16
| Roving Mars Episode 49
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| March 30
| Roving Mars Episode 50
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| March 30
| New Space Propulsion Technologies
| An examination of research being done to develop new methods of propelling spacecraft. (Coutesy NASA) |
| March 30
| Moon, Mars and Beyond - Programme 10
| Submissions made to the United States President's Commission for Moon, Mars and Beyond. Comments by Brett Williams (Fredericksburg High School, Texas), June Scobee-Rogers (founding Chairman, Challenger Center for Space Science Education), Patrcia Arnold (United States Space Foundation) and Don Curran (President, Research Intitute, Dayton University, Dayton, Ohio). (Audio inserts courtesy Moon-Mars Commission). |
| April 6
| Roving Mars Episode 51
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| April 6
| Harvesting Carbon Dioxide On Mars
| How supercitical fluid carbon dioxide could be used to extract chemicals from martian rocks to facilitate human colonisation of Mars. (Courtesy NASA) |
| April 6
| Moon, Mars and Beyond - Programme 11
| Submissions made to the United States President's Commission for Moon, Mars and Beyond. Comments by Mike Cross (Ball Aerospace, Denver, Colorado), Richard Omlor (YSI, Dayton, Ohio) and Vincent Russo (Executive Director, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio). (Audio inserts courtesy Moon-Mars Commission). |
| April 6
| Noctilucient Clouds
| How astronauts aboard the International Space Station are studying high altitude clouds in the high lattitude areas of Earth. (Courtesy NASA) |
| April 13
| Roberto Vittori
| Profile of Roberto Vittori, Italian ESA astronaut to be a crew member of Soyux TMA 6. (Courtesy European Space Agency) |
| April 13
| Roving Mars Episode 52
| The past week's activities on Mars, including approval to extend the mission of the two Mars Exploration Rovers for up to 18 months. Also news that film producer George Butler is making an IMAX movie ("Roving Mars") about the Mars Exploration Rovers. |
| April 13
| STS 114
| A description of plans to video the launch and ascent of STS 114, and its approach to the International Space Station. Also changes to the rules under which the Shuttle can now be launched. |
| April 13
| Lunar Probes Planned
| Details of lunar missions already under way or planned for the coming decade by Europe, India, Japan, China and the United States. |
| April 13
| Sounds and Flames In Space
| How sounds and flames behave in zero-gravity inside a spacecraft. (Courtesy NASA) |
| April 20
| Soyuz TMA 6
| The mission objectives, launch preparations and launch of Soyuz TMA 6 on a flight to the International Space Station. Included NASA and RSA commentary from Houston and Korolev control centres. |
| >April 27
| Red Planet
| The history of our knowledge of Mars. |
| May 4
| ISS Expedition Eleven
| A description of the objectives of the eleventh crew to live aboard the International Space Station. (Courtesy NASA) |
| May 4
| Moon, Mars and Beyond - Programme 12
| Submissions made to the United States President's Commission for Moon, Mars and Beyond. Comments by Pete Aldridge (Commission Chairman), Stanley Mohler (Professor of Medicine, School of Aerospace medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio), Mary Frey (Professor Emeritus, School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton). (Audio inserts courtesy Moon-Mars Commission). |
| May 11
| Shuttle Return to Flight - STS 114
| A description of changes to the Shuttle vehicle and operating proceedures, and the flight plans for STS 114. |
| May 11
| Roving Mars Episode 53
| The past week's activities on Mars. Also the search for the Mars Polar Lander, problems deploying the Mars Express radar antenna and plans for the Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter. |
| May 11
| Space Odyssey
| A review of the BBC DVD "Space Odyssey", which depicts human journeys to the planets of the Solar System. |
| May 11
| Smallest Black Hole
| An examination of news that a news type of small black hole has been detected in NGC 4395. |
| May 11
| Early Universe
| The new view by the Spitzer Space Telescope of the early Universe. |
| May 18
| Hubble Sound Montage
| A celebration of the decade of achievement of the Hubble Space Telescope, and an update on plans to "save" the telescope. |
| May 18
| Soap Bubble on ISS
| Astronauts blow soap bubbles. (Courtesy NASA) |
| May 18
| Moon, Mars and Beyond - Programme 13
| Submissions made to the United States President's Commission for Moon, Mars and Beyond. Comments by Pete Aldridge (Commission Chairman), General Greg Martin (Commander, Air Force Material Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio), and Lieutenant General Dan Leaf, United States Space Command, Colorado Springs). (Audio inserts courtesy Moon-Mars Commission). |
| May 25
| The End Of Galileo
| A look back at the final plunge of the Galileo spacecraft into the atmosphere of Jupiter. Included tributes to the craft's achievements by project scientists and engineers, a reflection on the genesis of the mission by a panel of early project scientists, and the data collected in the final hours of the mission. |
| May 25
| Roving Mars Episode 54
| The past several week's activities on Mars. |
| June 1
| Voyager Nears Heliopause
| Discussion of news that Voyager 1 is nearing the heliopause and may sometime in the next few years emerge into interstellar space. |
| June 1
| Moon, Mars and Beyond - Programme 14
| Submissions made to the United States President's Commission for Moon, Mars and Beyond. Comments by Major General Paul Neilson (Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force base, Dayton, Ohio), General Greg Martin (Commander, Air Force Material Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio). (Audio inserts courtesy Moon-Mars Commission). |
| June 8
| Moon, Mars and Beyond - Programme 15
| Submissions made to the United States President's Commission for Moon, Mars and Beyond. How to create the prosperous society needed to support the costly endeavour of going to Mars. Comments by Daniel Curran (President, University of Dayton, Ohio), Mike Cross (Project Manager, Ball Aerospace), Richard Omlar (President, YSI Incorporated), Vincent Russo (retired senior executive, Wright Patterson Air Force Base). (Audio inserts courtesy Moon-Mars Commission). |
| June 8
| Roving Mars Episode 55
| The past week's activities on Mars, including news that Opportunity had successfully escaped from a sand dune. |
| June 8
| SMART 1
| Descrription of the mission of the European Space Agency's SMART 1 lunar spacecraft. (Courtesy ESA) |
| June 15
| Roving Mars Episode 56
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| June 15
| Sergei Krikalev Sets New Record
| New space endurance record set as Krikalev moves from third to second in the time in space league table. Now heading to exceed Sergei Avdeyev's 747 days in space sometime in August. |
| June 15
| Moon, Mars and Beyond - Programme 16
| Submissions made to the United States President's Commission for Moon, Mars and Beyond. How to develop the science and technology needed to support the challenging endeavour of going to Mars. Comments by Roger Angel (Professor of Astronomy and Optical Science, University of Arizona) and Michael Duke (Director, Space Combustion Center, Colorado School of Mines). (Audio inserts courtesy Moon-Mars Commission). |
| June 22
| Roving Mars Episode 57
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| June 22
| Successors to Einstein
| The competition to develop new theories to replace Einstein's theories. A description of the LATOR experiment. (Courtesy NASA) |
| June 22
| Searching for the Origins of Life on Titan
| A description of the Huygens space craft which landed on Titan. (Courtesy ESA) |
| June 29
| Deep Impact Spacecraft
| How Deep Impact will strike Comet Temple 1. Drew attention to the inversion of the movie theme. (Some elements courtesy NASA). |
| June 29
| Roving Mars Episode 58
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| July 6
| Deep Impact at Temple 1 - Part One
| Description of the arrival of the Deep Impact mission at comet Temple 1. Included NASA commentary hosted by Gay Yee, and audio featurettes. |
| July 13
| Deep Impact at Temple 1 - Part Two
| Description of the arrival of the Deep Impact mission at comet Temple 1. Included NASA commentary hosted by Gay Yee, and audio featurettes. |
| July 20
| Deep Impact at Temple 1 - Part Three
| Description of the arrival of the Deep Impact mission at comet Temple 1. Included NASA commentary hosted by Gay Yee, and audio featurettes. |
| July 20
| STS 114 Launch Scrub
| The cancellation of the launch of STS 114 because of sensor problems. Also looked at Austrlian media coverage of the scrub. |
| July 27
| STS 114 Launch
| Description of the launch of STS 114. Included NASA commentary. |
| July 27
| Eileen Collins
| Profile of STS 114 Commander. |
| August 3
| Tenth Planet Discovered
| Description of the discovery of a large object in the Kuiper Belt. |
| August 3
| Roving Mars Episode 59
| The past several week's activities on Mars. Also details of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, due for launch next week. Look forward to the opposition of Mars. |
| August 3
| STS 114 Mission Overview - Part One
| Feature about the return to flight of the Discovery. (Courtesy NASA) |
| August 10
| STS 114 Mission Overview - Part Two
| Feature about the return to flight of the Discovery. (Courtesy NASA) |
| August 10
| Cryosat
| Description of the European Space Agency's Cryosat mission to study the Earth's ice cover. (Courtesy ESA) |
| August 10
| Roving Mars Episode 60
| The past several week's activities on Mars. Also the granular properties of the sands of Mars. |
| August 10
| Neil Armstrong
| A feature to celebrate Neil Armstrong's 70th birthday. |
| August 17
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
| Description of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. (Courtesy NASA) |
| August 24
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
| Construction of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, preparation of the spacecraft for launch, how the craft was launched, and mission objectives. |
| August 24
| Eileen Collins
| A tribute in word and music to the first woman to command a space shuttle mission. |
| August 24
| Roving Mars Episode 61
| The past several week's activities on Mars. |
| August 31
| STS 114 Mission Overview - Part Three
| Feature about the return to flight of the Discovery. (Courtesy NASA) |
| September 7
| Fourth Rock From The Sun
| A description of Mars. |
| September 14
| The Case For the Moon
| An advocacy for sending humans back to the Moon before going on to Mars. (Courtesy NASA) |
| September 21
| John Bacall Obituary
| A look back at the life and achievements of John Bacall, 1934 to 2005. |
| September 21
| Roving Mars Episode 62
| The past several week's activities on Mars. |
| September 21
| WMAP
| The results of the WMAP satellite mission to map the microwave background radiation to ultra-high precision. (Courtesy NASA) |
| September 21
| Hubble Science
| A retrospective on the achivements of the Hubble Space Telescope. |
| September 28
| Moon, Mars and Beyond - Programme 17
| Submissions made to the United States President's Commission for Moon, Mars and Beyond. What we learn by visiting asteroids, and how we might use them in the future. Evidence from Andrew Cheng (Supervisor, Planetary Exploration Group, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University). (Audio inserts courtesy Moon-Mars Commission). |
| October 5
| Launch of Soyuz TMA 7
| Included commentary of the launch of the Soyuz TMA 7 spacecraft and of the subsequent link up with the International Space Station. Carried ISS Expedition 12 Crew and space tourist Greg Olsen. |
| October 5
| Roving Mars Episode 63
| The past several week's activities on Mars. |
| October 12
| Roving Mars Episode 64
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| October 12
| Launch of Shenzhou 6
| Description of the launch of China's second manned spacecraft. |
| October 12
| Landing of Soyuz TMA 6
| Description of the return to Earth of ISS Expedition 11 crew and space tourist Greg Olsen. |
| October 12
| Japan Tests Supersonic Aircraft Design at Woomera.
| Prototype design flown at mach 2 for 15 minutes. |
| October 12
| Cryosat
| Launch plans and mission objectives for the European Space Agency's Cryosat spacecraft designed to study the Earth's ice cover. |
| October 26
| Roving Mars Episode 65
| The past several week's activities on Mars. |
| October 26
| Launching A Dream - Part One
| The student designed SSETI Express spacecraft. (Courtesy ESA) |
| November 2
| Roving Mars Episode 66
| The past week's activities on Mars, and the opposition of Mars. |
| November 2
| Launching A Dream - Part Two
| Delayed broadcast of ESA's live coverage of the launch of the student designed SSETI Express spacecraft from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. (Courtesy ESA) |
| November 2
| Venus Express
| How the Venus Express spacecraft will be communicated with during its journey from Earth to Venus. (Courtesy ESA) |
| November 9
| Venus Express Launch
| Delayed broadcast of ESA's live coverage of this afternoon's launch of their Venus Express spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. (Courtesy ESA) |
| November 9
| Darwin and the Search for New Worlds
| European plans for a satellite that will carry out spectroscopic searches for evidence of life on extrasolar planets. (Courtesy ESA) |
| November 9
| Pluto Moons
| Discovery that Pluto may have three moons. (Courtesy NASA) |
| November 9
| Roving Mars Episode 67
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| November16
| Roving Mars Episode 68
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| November23
| Roving Mars Episode 69
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| November 30
| Hayabusa Lands On Itokawa
| Description of Japan's Hayabusa spacecraft and its landing on the Asteroid Itokawa. |
| December 7
| Roving Mars Episode 70
| The Mars Exploration Rover Spirit survives a full Martian year. |
| December 14
| Venus Express
| How the Venus Express spacecraft will be tracked and navigated on its journey from Earth to Venus. (Courtesy ESA) |
| December 14
| Moon, Mars and Beyond - Programme 18
| Submissions made to the United States President's Commission for Moon, Mars and Beyond. Comments by John Glenn (United States Senate, former NASA astronaut). (Audio inserts courtesy Moon-Mars Commission). |
| December 14
| Roving Mars Episode 71
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| December 21
| Moon, Mars and Beyond - Programme 19
| Submissions made to the United States President's Commission for Moon, Mars and Beyond. Responses by John Glenn (United States Senate, former NASA astronaut) to questions put by the Commissioners. (Audio inserts courtesy Moon-Mars Commission). |
| December 21
| Roving Mars Episode 72
| The past week's activities on Mars. |
| December 28
| Space Music
| A musical Space Show to end the year. |
