| BROADCAST DATE | GUEST | TOPIC |
|---|---|---|
| January 17 | Michael Malin Malin Space Science Systems San Diego | Fresh evidence for water flows on Mars in past five years. (Courtesy Jane Platt, JPL) |
| January 17 | Ellen Stofan Proxemy Research Washington D.C. | Lakes on Titan doscovered by the Cassini spacecraft. (Courtesy Jane Platt, JPL) |
| January 24 | Steve Squyres Project Scientist Cornall University Ithica New York | The Mars Exploration Rovers turn three and begin their fourth year exploring Mars. (Courtesy Jane Platt, JPL) |
| January 31 | Sean Carey Mission Scientist Spitzer Space Telescope | Spitzers' work investigating galaxies. (Courtesy NASA) |
| February 14 | Nicholas Floget Graduate Student Institute Astrophysique Spatiale Orsay France | How the Spitzer has revealed new detail of the "pillars of creation" nebula. (Courtesy Robert Hurt, Spitzer Science Center) |
| February 14 | Steve Chesley Near Earth Object Office Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | The risks of Earth being hit by asteroids are very low. (Courtesy Jane Platt, JPL) |
| February 21 | Chuck Dovale Launch Director THEMIS mission | Preparations to launch the auroral study satellite THEMIS. (Interview by Jessica Rye, Launch Commentator, KSC) |
| February 21 | Garrett Skrobot Mission Manager THEMIS | The goals of the THEMIS auroral satellite. (Interview by Jessica Rye, Launch Commentator, KSC) |
| February 28 | John Glenn former NASA Astronaut | His memories of his Mercury 6 mission. (Courtesy NASA) |
| March 7 | Ken Cockrell NASA Astronaut Johnson Space Center Houston Texas | His current assignment, previous assignment in Russia, working with Andy Thomas, his childhood experiences in Geelong, Australia, and his spaceflight experiences. (Interviewed by Peter Aylward at KSC) Listen or Download (10 min 51 s - 10.1 MB) |
| March 28 | Steve Squyres Principal Investigator Mars Exploration Rovers Cornell University Ithica New York | The history of Gusev Crater, Spirit's landing site, and findings by Opportunity at its landing site. Listen or Download (8 min 26 s - 7.9 MB) |
| March 28 | Scott Stanford Lead Scientist Stardust Mission | Preliminary finding of the Stardust spacecraft which returned samples of Comet Wild 2. (Courtesy Jesse Carpenter, Ames Research Center) |
| April 11 | Sunita Williams Astronaut International Space Station | Her plans to run in the Boston marathon whilst in space. (Courtesy NASA) |
| April 18 | Charles Simonyi Spaceflight Participant International Space Station | The space tourist's experiences so far. (Courtesy Tim Garrigan) |
| April 18 | Peter Dyson Professor of Space Physics La Trobe University Melbourne | The International Heliophysical Year, his research into the upper atmosphere, and courses offered by La Trobe University. |
| April 26 | Rob Landis Flight Contoller Mission Operations Directorate Johnson Space Center Houston Texas | Implementing President Bush's Vision For Space by finishing the Internationsl Space Station and preparing for humans to return to the Moon by 2018. Listen or Download (6 min 32 s - 6.1 MB) |
| April 26 | Scott Stanford Lead Scientist Stardust Mission Ames Research center Moffat Field Mountain View California | Preliminary findings by the Stardust spacecraft, which collected meteoritic dust and returned it to Earth. (Courtesy Jesse Carpenter) |
| May 2 | James Russell Principal Investigator AIM | The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) satellite. |
| May 9 | Wally Schirra former NASA Astronaut | How he got into the Mercury project, early rocket tests and his experiences on Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. (Courtesy NASA) |
| May 16 | Wally Schirra former NASA Astronaut | His career, which spanned military service, Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. (Courtesy NASA Oral History Unit) |
| May 23 | Scott Stanford Lead Scientist Stardust Mission Ames Research center Moffat Field Mountain View California | More of the preliminary findings by the Stardust spacecraft, which collected meteoritic dust and returned it to Earth. (Courtesy Jesse Carpenter) |
| June 20 | Darren Siu BLUESat Project School of Electrical Engineering University of New South wales Sydney | Plans to build a Basic Low-earth orbit University of New South Wales Experimental Satellite. Listen or Download (19 min 24 s - 18.1 MB) |
| July 4 | Chris Russell Principal Investigator UCLA Los Angeles California Carol Raymond Marc Raymond | The Dawn mission to Ceres and Pallas. (Courtesy Leonard Nimoy) |
| July 4 | John Callas Project Manager Mars Exploration Rovers Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena | After 21 months on Mars, Opportunity stands poised to enter Victoria Crater. (Courtesy JPL) |
| July 11 | Philip Teakle Scientist Exploration and Mining Division CSIRO Western Australia | The Hyshot Nose Cone development. (Courtesy CSIRO) |
| July 11 | Frank Hill Program Director Global Oscillation Network Group National Solar Observatory Tuscon Arizona | Bush fire threatens Kitt Peak Observatory. The GONG network and how it studies the Sun 24 hours per day to record seismic activity there. The fruture Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite. The future of helioseismology. Listen or Download (13 min 58 s - 13.1 MB) |
| August 1 | Richard Zurek Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasaden California | How the Mars Exploration Rovers are hunkered down waiting for a planet wide dust storn to settle. (Courtesy JPL) |
| August 8 | Leslie Camperi Project Manager Phoenix Mission Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | Phoenix about to start its journey to the north polar region of Mars. (Courtesy Jane Platt, JPL) |
| August 8 | Joan Higginbotham Astronaut Johnson Space Centre Houston Texas | The STS 118 mission plans. (Courtesy Cheryl Hurst, KSC) |
| August 8 | Barbara Morgan Astronaut Johnson Space Centre Houston Texas | Her role on STS 118 (Courtesy KSC) |
| August 15 | Barbara Morgan Astronaut Johnson Space Centre Houston Texas | Preparing for STS 118 (Courtesy Scott Kelly, NASA) |
| August 29 | Thomas Reiter Astronaut ESA Germany | Chat about the future of spaceflight. (Courtesy Daniel Skuka, ESA) |
| September 12 | John Callas Mission Manager Mars Exploration Rovers Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | Opportunity Knocks. Plans to drive the rover Opportunity into Victora Crater as the dust storm abates. (Courtesy Jane Platt, JPL) |
| September 19 | Carol Raymond Deputy Principal Investigator Dawn Mission Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | Her role in Dawn, ion propulsion, what is known of Vesta and Ceres, and Dawn's mission in the context of other planetary missions. (Courtesy Cory Schubert, KSC) |
| September 26 | Chris Russell Principal Investigator Dawn Mission | An overview of the Dawn mission to explore the dwarf planet Ceres and the asteroid Pallas. (Courtesy Elaine Marconi, KSC) |
| October 24 | Joan Higginbotham NASA Astronaut Houston Texas | Her life story and her spaceflight experiences. (Courtesy JSC) |
| December 19 | Steve Squyres Principal Investigator Mars Exploration Rovers Cornell University Ithica New York | The book "Roving Mars", his work on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and his future plans. Listen or Download (6 min 25 s - 6.0 MB) |
