| BROADCAST DATE | GUEST | TOPIC |
|---|---|---|
| January 25 | Denise Kato Spacecraft Design Engineer Lockheed Martin Astronautics USA | The Stardust mission. (Courtesy JPL) |
| Janauary 25 | Omar Baez Launch Director Kennedy Space Center Florida | Launch vehicle processing for the launch of the New Horizons spacecraft aboard an Atlas Centaur rocket. (Courtesy KSC) |
| January 25 | Joe Tumbiolo Weather Officer 45 Weather Squadron Cape Canaveral Air Force Base Florida | Weather Forecasting for the New Horizons launch. (Courtesy KSC) |
| February 8 | Roger Crouch Chief Scientist NASA and Eugene Tan Director Physical Sciences Division Office of Biological and Physical Reseach NASA Headquarters Washington, D.C. | Physical Science Experiments Aboard STS 107 (Coutesy KSC) |
| February 8 | Steve Squyres Principal Investigator Mars Exploration Rovers Cornell University Ithica New York | The scientific findings of the Mars Exploration Rovers. (Courtesy Jane Platt, JPL) |
| February 22 | Dave Kusnierkiewicz Systems Engineer New Horizons Mission Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins University | Preparation of the New Horizons spacraft for launch. (Courtesy Bruce Buckingham, KSC) |
| February 22 | Mark Leon Manager Learning Technology Program Ames Research Center Moffett Field California | The Telescopes in Education project. (Courtesy ARC) |
| February 22 | Buzz Aldrin former NASA Astronaut | Vision for 2069. What he hopes will come to pass 100 years after his landing on the Moon aboard Apollo 11. (Courtesy JAXA) |
| March 8 | Steve Squyres Principal Investigator Mars Exploration Rovers Cornell University Ithica New York | What the Mars Exploration Rovers are doing on Mars. (Courtesy Jane Platt, JPL) |
| March 8 | Bruce Murray California Institute of Technology California | Reasons why Japan must overcome its difficulties in space and move ahead in space exploration. (Courtesy JAXA) |
| March 15 | James Kennedy Director Kennedy Space Center Florida | Preparations for the launch of the New Horizons spacecraft to Pluto, and KSC's involvement in other NASA space launched to the planets. (Courtesy Bruce Buckingham, KSC) |
| March 15 | Alan Stern Principal Investigator New Horizons South West Institute Boulder Colorado | The New Horizons Mission, tribute to Clyde Tombaugh. (Courtesy Bruce Buckingham, KSC) |
| March 15 | Venetia Burney Phair retired school teacher Epsom England | How she came to name the planet Pluto seventysix years ago. (Courtesy Edward Goldstein, NASA) |
| March 29 | Paul Doherty Senior Scientist NASA | Preparations of observe the 2006 Solar eclipse. (Courtesy NASA) |
| March 29 | Lou Mayo Astronomer Goddard Space Flight Center Maryland | Solar Eclipses. (Courtesy NASA) |
| April 5 | Joe Davila Astronomer Goddard Space Flight Center Maryland | Plans to conduct an experiment in Libya diring the 2006 solar eclipse. (Courtesy NASA) |
| April 12 | Don McCoy Venus Express Project Canadian Space Agency Manfred Warhaut Jean-Jaques Dordain | Comments following the successful arrival of the Venus Express into Venusian orbit. (Coutesy Daniel Scula, ESA) |
| April 12 | Paul McCartney Musician England | How he became involved in a project to broadcast a live concert to the astronauts aboard the International Space Station. (Courtesy NASA) |
| April 26 | John Calvert Integration Manager CALIPSO/Cloudsat Kennedy Space Center Florida | How the two spacecraft were prepared for launch aboard a Delta 2 rocket. (Courtesy Bruce Buckingham, KSC) |
| April 26 | Ron Boain Project Manager Cloudsat NASA | The processing flow in preparing the Cloudsat satellite for launch. (Courtesy Bruce Buckingham, KSC) |
| April 26 | Steve Volz Program Executive Cloudsat/CALIPSO NASA | The missions of these two spacecraft. (Courtesy Bruce Buckingham, KSC) |
| April 26 | Kevin Brown Project Manager CALIPSO NASA | The misson of the CALIPSO satellite. (Courtesy Bruce Buckingham, KSC) |
| May 17 | John Young Retired NASA Astronaut Johnson Space Center Houston Texas | Discussion of the first Space Shuttle Mission, STS 1, to mark its 25th anniversary. (Courtesy George Diller, KSC) |
| May 24 | Marcello Coradini Co-ordinator Solar System Missions European Space Agency Paris France | The Cassini-Huygens mission. (Courtesy JAXA) |
| May 31 | Cameron Boyd Satellite Programme Manager Austalian Space Research Institute | Description of the Joint Australian Ukrainian Engineering Satellite, JAUESAT. Listen or Download (7 min 22 s - 6.9 MB) |
| June 21 | Jeff Spaulding NASA Test Director Countdown Team Manager Kennedy Space Center Florida | What is involved in managing Shuttle countdowns and launch scrubs. (Interview by Peter Aylward and others) Listen or Download (4 min 25 s - 4.1 MB) |
| June 21 | Jeff Higginbottom Payload Manager STS 114 Kennedy Space Center Florida | Returning waste from space, be it faeces, urine, dirty clothes or the Kurs docking system off the Progress and Soyuz spacecrft. (Interview by Peter Aylward and others) Listen or Download Kurs Docking System (2 min 4 s - 1.9 MB) Listen or Download Waste Recovery (5 min 56 s - 5.6 MB) |
| June 28 | ?? STS114 Countdown Team Manager Kennedy Space Center Florida | Heating the external tank during fuelling operations. (Interview by Peter Aylward and others) Listen or Download (2 min 37 s - 2.5 MB) |
| June 29 | Richard Mastracchio NASA Astronaut Johnson Space Centre Houston Texas | Experiences as an astronaut aboard STS 106, preparations for STS 121 / STS 300, and his training for STS 117. (Interview by Peter Aylward) Listen or Download (10 min 58 s - 10.3 MB) |
| July 12 | STS 121 Crew | Crew comments from aboard the International Space Station. (Interview by Mike Sneider, Associated Press, courtesy NASA) |
| July 12 | Debbie Hahn Payload Mission Manager ULF-1.1 STS 121 | Her role in preparing the STS 121 payload for flight to the International Space Station. (Interview George Diller, Public Affairs Officer, KSC) |
| July 12 | Mike Leinbach Launch Director STS 121 Kennedy Space Center Florida | His role in preparing and launching the Space Shuttle Discovery. (Interview George Diller, Public Affairs Officer, KSC) |
| July 26 | David Wolfe NASA Astronaut Johnson Space Center Houston Texas | Description of his three missions aboard STS 58, STS 86, STS 89, STS 112 and Mir. Also the Crew Exploration Vehicle and the end of the Shuttle era. (Interview Peter Aylward) Listen or Download (9 min 48 s - 9.2 MB) |
| August 2 | STS 121 Crew | Crew of Columbia respond to questions from a reporter for USA Today. (Courtesy NASA) |
| August 2 | Anne Brumfitt Education Consultant ESTEC Nordwijk Netherlands | The European Space Agency's science, mathematics and technology education programme. Listen or Download (10 min 53 s - 10.2 MB) |
| August 2 | Andrew Gould Scientist PlanetQuest Ohio State University Ohio | The PlanetQuest objectives to hunt for the unseen components of the universe, such as extrasolar planets. (Courtesy Jo Pitesky, NASA) |
| August 9 | Ed Stone California Institute of Technology Los Angeles California | The Voyager mission to find the edge of the solar magnetosphere. (Courtesy Jane Platt, JPL) |
| August 9 | Philip Teakle Director Australian Space Research Institute Adelaide | Discussion of a 2002 plan to place a nuclear waste depository at Woomera, and ASRI's attitude to that proposal. Listen or Download (11 min 33 s - 10.8 MB) |
| August 16 | Michael Pakakis Director Victorian Space Science Education Centre Strathmore | An extensive opening day tour of the Victorian Space Science Education Centre in the grounds of Strathmore Secondary College, including the simulated Mars surface, the Mars Mission Control, the Mars Sample Analysis Laboratory, the Space Station Mission Control, the Space Station Laboratory and the Massimo Room. Listen or Download (22 min 8 s - 20.7 MB) VSSEC Logo |
| August 23 | Michael Kaiser Project Scientist STEREO Mission NASA Jim Adams | How the STEREO Mission will use two spacecraft in heliocentric orbit to give stereoscopic views of the Sun and of coronal mass ejections. (Courtesy NASA> |
| August 23 | Ed Reynolds Project Manager STEREO Mission Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins University Laurel Maryland | His work on the STEREO Mission. (Courtesy NASA, ABC Radio WA) |
| August 23 | Jim Adams Deputy Project Manager STEREO Mission NASA | His work on the STEREO Mission. (Courtesy NASA, ABC Radio WA) |
| August 23 | Michael Kaiser Project Scientist STEREO Mission NASA | His work on the STEREO Mission. (Courtesy NASA, ABC Radio WA) |
| August 30 | Lachlan Thompson Associate Professor Aerospace Design RMIT University Melbourne | The Space Olympiads and the Australian 2006 Team. Listen or Download (5 min 8 s - 4.8 MB) |
| September 6 | Robbie Ashley ISS Payload Manager Kennedy Space Center Florida | Preparing the P3/P4 Truss segment for its flight aboard STS 115 to the International Space Station. (Courtesy Geoge Diller, KSC) |
| September 6 | Mike Leinbach Launch Director STS115 Kennedy Space Center Florida | The mission objectives and launch preparations of STS115. (Courtesy Anita Barrett, KSC) |
| September 6 | Peter Aylward Reporter The Space Show Melbourne | STS 115 Launch preprations, live-to-air from the Kennedy Space Center. |
| September 13 | Peter Aylward Reporter The Space Show Melbourne | STS 115 Launch countdown, scrub and recycle, live-to-air from the Kennedy Space Center. |
| September 20 | Peter Aylward Reporter The Space Show Melbourne | STS 115 Launch and flight so far, live-to-air from the Kennedy Space Center. |
| October 18 | John Troll Alignment Engineer STEREO Mission Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins University Laurel Maryland | His work on the STEREO Mission. (Courtesy NASA, ABC Radio WA) |
| October 23 | Stuart Hill Lead Mechanical Engineer STEREO Mission Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins University Laurel Maryland | His work on the STEREO Mission. (Courtesy NASA, ABC Radio WA) |
| October 23 | Peter Sharer Mission Designer STEREO Mission Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins University Laurel Maryland | His work on the STEREO Mission. (Courtesy NASA, ABC Radio WA) |
| November 1 | James Kennedy Director Kennedy Space Center Florida | The role of the Kennedy Space Center in the launch of STEREO mission from Cape Canaveral. (Courtesy George Diller, KSC) |
| November 1 | Ed Reynolds Project Manager STEREO Mission | Preparing STEREO for its solar study mission. (Courtesy George Diller, KSC) |
| November 1 | Rex Englehardt Mission Integration Manager STEREO Mission | Assembly of the Delta rocket used to launch the twin STEREO spacecraft. (Courtesy George Diller, KSC) |
| November 1 | Omar Baez Launch Manager Kennedy Space Center Florida | Post launch comments on the STEREO Mission countdown and launch. (Courtesy George Diller, KSC) |
| November 8 | Leanne McMahon Education Officer ScienceWorks Museum Spotswood | A tour of the interactive space exhibit at ScienceWorks, on display until 2007 April 29. Listen or Download (16 min 43 s - 15.7 MB) |
| November 29 | Edward Smith Project Scientist Ulysses Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | Ulysses begins its third orbit over solar poles, sixteen years after launch into heliocentric orbit. (Courtesy JPL) |
| November 29 | Kevin Baines Project Scientist Cassini Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | Possible discovery by the Cassini spacecraft of hurricane like features at Saturn's South Pole. (Courtesy Jane Platt, JPL) |
| December 6 | Debbie Hahn Payload Manager STS 116 Kennedy Space Center Florida | The P5 Truss and SPACEHAB payloads aboard STS 116 Discovery, and her role in preparing them for launch. (Courtesy George Diller, KSC) |
| December 6 | Mike Leinbach Launch Director STS116 Kennedy Space Center Florida | The status of the Space Shuttle fleet, and preparations to launch Discovery on its STS 116 mission to the International Space Station. (Courtesy Kay Grinter, KSC) |
| December 13 | Michael Malin Principal Investigator Mars Orbiter Camera Mars Global Surveyor Malin Space Science Systems San Diego California | Discussion of the apparent discovery of recent water flows in two gullies on Mars, and of 20 new impact craters. (Courtesy JPL) |
