| BROADCAST DATE | GUEST | TOPIC |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Jean-Pierre Lebreton Mission Manager / Project Scientist Huygens Noordwijk The Netherlands | The Huygens spacecraft and its mission. Interview by Kay. (Courtesy JPL) |
| Janaury 12 | Joel Tumbiolo Weather Officer Kennedy Space Center Florida | The weather forecast for the Deep Impact mission launch. Interview by Tiffany Nail, Public Affairs Officer, Kennedy Space Centre. (Courtesy KSC) |
| January 12 | Omar Baez Launch Director Kennedy Space Center Florida | The Deep Impact mission. Interview by Tiffany Nail, Public Affairs Officer, Kennedy Space Centre. (Courtesy KSC) |
| January 12 | Lucy McFadden Mission Scientist Professor of Astronomy University of Maryland | The Deep Impact Mission. Interview by Tiffany Nail, Public Affairs Officer, Kennedy Space Centre. (Courtesy KSC) |
| January 19 | David Southwood Director of Science European Space Agency Paris | Remarks on the successful landing of Huygens on Titan. (Courtesy ESA) |
| January 19 | Edelgard Bulmanh Minister for Education and Research Germany | Praise for the successful landing of Huygens on Titan. (Courtesy ESA) |
| January 19 | Jean-Jaques Dordain Director General European Space Agency Paris | Announcement of success of Huygens. Additional celebratory remarks made as Huygens continued to send data from the surface of Titan. (Courtesy ESA) |
| February 2 | Bob Mitchell Programme Manager Cassini Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena | Comments on the successful landing of Huygens on Titan. Interview by Kay of JPL Public Affairs. (Courtesy JPL) |
| February 2 | Lucy McFadden Mission Scientist Professor of Astronomy University of Maryland | Responses to public questions about the Deep Impact Mission. Interview by Tiffany Nail, Public Affairs Officer, Kennedy Space Centre. (Courtesy KSC) |
| February 9 | Lucy McFadden Mission Scientist Professor of Astronomy University of Maryland | Additional responses to public questions about the Deep Impact Mission. Interview by Tiffany Nail, Public Affairs Officer, Kennedy Space Centre. (Courtesy KSC) |
| February 9 | Omar Baez Launch Director Kennedy Space Center Florida | Review of the Deep Impact coundown events. Interview by Tiffany Nail, Public Affairs Officer, Kennedy Space Centre. (Courtesy KSC) |
| February 23 | Azadeh Tabazadeh Atmospheric Scientist Ames Research Center Moffett Field California | Research into global warming, its causes and effects. (Courtesy Ames Research Center). |
| March 23 | Michelle Kitchley Research Scientist Manufactiring and Infrastructure Technology CSIRO Clayton | Use of synchrotron radiation to study wool fibre structure and learn how to make silk-like wool. |
| March 23 | Bryce Carnigan Australian Synchrotron Clayton | What a synchrotron is, how it works and details of the Australian Synchrotron. |
| March 23 | Robert Noss Senior Research Scientist Australian National Laboratory Canberra | The numerous uses of synchrotrons in scientific research. |
| March 23 | Nicola Scarlett CSIRO Minerals Melbourne | Use of synchrotron radiation in studying nickel ore leaching and soil remediation after mining. |
| April 6 | Catharine Conley Scientist Harvey Mudd College | The nematode centrifuge research project. (Interview courtesy Ames Research Center) |
| June 1 | Simon Singh Author United Kingdom | The book "Big Bang - The Most Important Discovery of all time and why you need to know about it." Listen or Download (6 min 10 s - 5.8 MB) |
| June 22 | John Kuglin Associate Dean for Continuing Education University of Montanna Executive Director | New developments in remote sensing satellites, the use of their data in Geographic Information Systems, and the application of these systems in education. Listen or Download (9 min 49 s - 9.1 MB) |
| July 6 | Mike A'Hearn | Objectives of the Deep Impact Mission. (Courtesy Kay Yee, NASA) |
| July 6 | Dave Spencer Manager Deep Impact Mission Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | How the Deep Impact mission got to comet Temple 1. (Courtesy Kay Yee, NASA) |
| July 6 | David Southwood Director of Science European Space Agency Paris France | Partnership between the European Space Agency and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory with Deep Impact and Rosetta, and the use of the European Southern Observatory to observe comet Temple 1. (Courtesy Kay Yee, NASA) |
| July 13 | Don Yeomans Member Science team Deep Impact Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | The final approach of the Deep Impact Impactor to comet Temple 1. (Courtesy Kay Yee, NASA) |
| July 13 | Chris Jones Director Planetary Flight Projects Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena | Mission objectives of Deep Impact, what could go wrong and how impact wil be confirmed. (Courtesy Kay Yee, NASA) |
| July 13 | Rick Vermeer Manager Deep Impact Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena | One hour to impact of Deep Impact with comet Temple 1. The shape of the comet and its jets. (Courtesy Kay Yee, NASA) |
| July 13 | Peter Aylward Reporter The Space Show 88.3 Southern FM Melbourne | Live-to-air interview from the countdown clock at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, just ten hours before the scheduled launch of STS 114. Listen or Download (9 min 4 s - 8.5 MB) |
| July 20 | Peter Aylward Reporter The Space Show 88.3 Southern FM Melbourne | Experiences at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, awaiting the scheduled launch of STS 114. |
| August 17 | Jan Davis Director Safety Mission Assurance Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville Alabama former NASA Astronaut | Changes to the External Tank of the Space Shuttle, her responsibilities during the STS 114 mission, former experience as astronaut, future of manned spaceflight. (Interviewed by Peter Aylward) Listen or Download (10 min 14 s - 9.6 MB) |
| August 17 | Scott Thurston Atalntis Vehicle Manager Kennedy Space Center | Work on STS 114, STS 121 and STS 300. Return to flight vehicle changes. Career and what his job entails. (Interviewed by Peter Aylward) Listen or Download (12 min 18 s - 11.5 MB) |
| August 31 | Steve Squyres Project Scientist Mars Exploration Rovers Cornell University | The current status of and immediate future plans for the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Listen or Download (3 min 38 s - 3.4 MB) |
| August 31 | Kathy Winters Weather Officer 45th Weather Squadron U.S. Air Force Cape Canaveral | Weather conditions needed for shuttle launch, and for landing at abort sites. (Interview Peter Aylward) Listen or Download (1 min 21 s - 1.3 MB) |
| September 14 | Steve Squyres Project Scientist Mars Exploration Rovers Cornell University | The instruments aboard the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Choosing their landing sites, and what was found there. How they survived the martian winter. What may "kill" the rovers in the end. Listen or Download (13 min 58 s - 13.1 MB) |
| September 21 | David Leckrane Asatronomer USA | Detecting planets around stars. (Courtesy Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute. |
| September 28 | Martin George Curator Astronomy Launceston Planetarium Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery Launceston Tasmania | How he assists the community with their astronomical querries. The Launceston planetarium and its shows. Listen or Download (12 min 20 s - 11.6 MB) |
| October 5 | Various Southern FM presenters | Space recollections. To mark the closure of our Moorabbin Arts Center studios, Southern FM programme presenters were interviewed abouth their recollections of and attitudes to space events such as the first Moon landing. |
| October 12 | Nikyla Smith Artist Queensland | Aviation art exhibition opens at Melbourne Airport. Listen or Download (14 min 31 s - 13.6 MB) |
| October 26 | Eric Jones Editor Apollo Lunar Surface Journal Wodonga | History research work on the Apollo project, conversations with astronauts, and the IMAX movie "Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D." Listen or Download (25 min 35 s - 24.0 MB) |
| November 16 | Deepak Srivastava Ames Research Center Moffett Field California | How simulated carbon nanotubes may be used in new computers that may assist in space exploration. (Courtesy ARC) |
| December 7 | Steve Squyres Project Scientist Mars Exploration Rovers Cornell University | The Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, and their findings. New objectives for both rovers. Listen or Download (8 min 15 s - 7.7 MB) |
| December 7 | Bruce Murray California Institute of Technology California | Comparisons between Japan's space programme and America's. (Courtesy JAXA) |
