| BROADCAST DATE | GUEST | TOPIC |
|---|---|---|
| January 14 | Steve Squyres Principal Investigator Cornall University Ithica New York | Five years of science results from the Mars Exploration Rovers. (Courtesy Planetary Society) |
| January 14 | Julie Payette Astronaut Canadian Space Agency | Her spaceflight expriences. (Courtesy NASA) |
| January 28 | Arthur McEuwan Lunar and Planetary Laboratory University of Arizona | Martian avalanches have been photographed by the HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. (Courtesy Planetary Society) |
| February 4 | Susan Anderson formerly University of Queensland Trial Support Manager BAE Systems Adelaide | Hyshot, the Hypersonic Scramjet, tests flown at Woomera. Listen or download interview (9 min 32 s - 8.9 MB) |
| February 11 | Michael Mumma Scientist Goddard Spaceflight Center Greenbelt Maryland | The evidence for methane on Mars. (Courtesy GSFC) |
| February 11 | John Callas MER Project Manager Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | Five years of driving around Mars with the rovers Spirit and Opportunity. (Courtesy JPL) |
| February 18 | Matt Heverley Mars Rover Driver Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | His experiences in command of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. (Courtesy JPL) |
| March 11 | Yukio Katsukawa Helioseismologist National Astronomical Observatory of Japan | The Hinode solar study satellite : its purpose, what its tells us about the Sun, Yukio's involvement, the advantages of being able to continuously observe the Sun, and what has been found so far. Listen or download interview (8 min 07 s - 7.6 MB) |
| April 8 | Jodie Quick Kirsty Eccles Accredited Space Agents Meridian Travel Rosana | Virgin Galactic and its plans for Spaceship Two to take tourists beyond the edge of space. Listen or download interview (19 min 59 s - 18.7 MB) |
| May 20 | Naomi Mathers Curriculum Development Officer Victorian Space Science Education Centre Srathmore | Her work at the VSSEC, and involment with space education. Listen or download interview (11 min 16 s - 10.6 MB) |
| June 3 | Daniel Price Research Fellow Astrophysics Monash University Clayton | The Astronomy In A Nutshell exhibition at the Monash Science Centre. Listen or download interview (12 min 33 s - 11.8 MB) |
| June 10 | Daniel Price Research Fellow Astrophysics Monash University Clayton | Touring the Astronomy In A Nutshell exhibition at the Monash Science Centre. Listen or download interview (10 min 44 s - 10.1 MB) |
| June 24 | Rich Vondrak Project Scientist Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter | Description of LRO, its mission and instruments. (Courtesy LRO team) |
| July 1 | Maggie Finch Assistant Curator Photography National Gallery Of Victoria Melbourne | A tour of the NASA photographs section of the Light Years : Photography and Space exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. Listen or download interview (20 min 17 s - 19.0 MB) |
| July 22 | Julie Payette Astronaut Canadian Space Agency | STS 127 mission spacialist describes her childhood, how she became an astronaut, her role on the STS 127 shuttle mission to the International Space Station and shares with us her thought on the future of spaceflight. (Courtesy KSC) |
| July 29 | John Keller Deputy Project Scientist Lunar Reconnaiisance Orbiter | What LRO is, its instruments and the expected scientific value of the mission. (Courtesy LRO team) |
| July 29 | Peter Aylward Space Association of Australia Melbourne | The events held in Canberra to celebrate both the 40th anniversary of the first human landing on the Moon and Australia's involvement in tracking and other support of NASA space missions. |
| August 5 | Hamish Lindsay Author and former Tracking Station engineer Canberra ACT | His book Taking Apollo To The Moon, his website, comments on the movie The Dish and a desription of the current state of the former Apollo tracking station at Honeysuckle Creek. (Interviewer: Peter Aylward) Listen or download interview (4 min 10 s - 3.9 MB) |
| August 5 | Ronald Wells Contributing Editor Apollo Lunar Surface Journal | The film The Wonder Of It All, which is about the experiences of the men who walked on the Moon. Listen or download interview (4 min 02 s - 3.8 MB) |
| August 5 | Micahel Brown Astronomer School of Physics Monash University | The Giant Magellan Telescope and Australia's role in it. Listen or download interview (20 min 01 s - 18.8 MB) Listen or download lecture promo broadcast Aug 5, 12 and 19 (0 min 42 s - 0.7 MB) |
| August 12 | Maggie Finch Assistant Curator Photography National Gallery Of Victoria Melbourne | A tour of the photgraphic montages section of the Light Years : Photography and Space exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. Listen or download interview (9 min 30 s - 8.9 MB) |
| August 26 | John Keller Deputy Project Scientist Lunar Reconnaiisance Orbiter | How he got involved in LRO, the significance of the mission and public support of the mission. (Courtesy LRO team) |
| August 26 | Cathie Peddie Deputy Project Manager Lunar Reconnaiisance Orbiter | What LRO is, its place in NASA's lunar exploration planning and building the spacecraft. (Courtesy LRO team) |
| August 26 | Robert Erdilyi Head Solar Physics and Space Plasma Research Centre Sheffield University Sheffield United Kingdom | Sounds from the Solar atmosphere. How acoustic waves in the Sun are detected by satellites such as SOHO, TRACE and Hinode and turned into heavenly music. Use of the findings to predict solar flares. Samples of the Sun music. Listen or download interview (15 min 42 s - 14.7 MB) |
| September 9 | Lydia Ben-Natan Artist Moorabbin Giovanni D'Intino | Their exhibition called Spacious at Edges Gallery in Elsternwick. Listen or download Ben-Natan interview (8 min 28 s - 7.9 MB) Listen or download D'Intino interview (11 min 04s - 10.3 MB) |
| September 16 | Giovanni D'Intino Artist and Musician Moorabbin | Description of his artwork on display at an exhibition called Spacious at Edges Gallery in Elsternwick. Listen or download interview (3 min 35 s - 3.3 MB) |
| September 16 | Kerrie Dougherty Curator Space Technology Powerhouse Museum Ultimo Sydney | Moonrocks and their authenticity. Listen or download interview (9 min 34 s - 9.0 MB) |
| September 16 | Linda Spilker Deputy Project Scientist Cassini Mission Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California Sasha Kempf | The discovery that plumes rising above the surface of Saturn's moon Enceledus is briny. (Courtesy JPL) |
| September 23 | Daniel Price Research Fellow Astrophysics Monash University Clayton | Following the timeline at the Astronomy In A Nutshell exhibition at the Monash Science Centre. Listen or download interview (19 min 22 s - 18.2 MB) |
| September 23 | Joanne Baker Integration and Test Manager Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt Maryland | The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission to survey the Moon. (Courtesy GSFC) |
| September 23 | Harlan Spence Astronomy Professor Boston University Boston | The use of the CRaTER (Cosmic Ray a Telescope for Effects of Radiation) instrument to measure radiation in lunar orbit. (Courtesy GSFC) |
| September 30 | Kate Doolan Author of "Fallen Astronauts" Chelsea | Her book "Fallen Astronauts", her research into the life of astronaut Ed White, and views on the current United States space programme. |
| October 07 | Leon Lederman Nobel Laureate | The search for the Higgs particle. (Courtesy E&S) |
| October 07 | Buzz Aldrin Former NASA Astronaut | Buzz marks the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 by discussing the future and history of space exploration. (Courtesy E&S) |
| October 21 | Sue Smrekar Deputy Project Scientist Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California Shane Byrne | The discovery of water on Mars by the MRO spacecraft. (Courtesy JPL) |
| October 21 | William Borouche Principal Investigator Kepler Mission David Latham Ron Duralab | Kepler mission to detect extrasolar planets. (Courtesy Jessie Carpenter, ARC) |
| October 28 | Jon Cowart Deputy Mission Manager Aries 1-X Kennedy Space Center Florida | An overview of the Aries 1-X test. (Courtesy KSC) |
| November 04 | Victoria Friedman LCROSS Ames Research Center Mountain View California | The search for water on the Moon, and the genesis of the LCROSS spacecraft. (Courtesy ARC) |
| November 04 | Terry McGuigan Manager Parachute Operations United Space Alliance Kennedy Space Center Florida | The role of parachutes on the Aries 1-X test rocket. (Courtesy KSC) |
| November 18 | Kerrie Dougherty Curator Space Technology Powerhouse Museum Ultimo Sydney | Space exhibits at the Powerhouse Museum. Listen or download interview (10 min 20 s - 9.7 MB) |
| November 25 | Kate Doolan Author of "Fallen Astronauts" Chelsea | The Augustine report on the future of NASA's space programme. |
| December 2 | Amy Mainzer Deputy Project Manager WISE Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena California | The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite mission to search for brown dward stars and other objects. (Courtesy JPL) |
| December 2 | Andy Ingersol Imaging Team member Cassini California Cassini spacecraft has returned new imagery of the polar aurora of Saturn. (Courtesy JPL) | |
| December 2 | Vox Pops | Numerous brief interviews by Kate Doolan at our live broadcast from the Elwwod Twilight Festival. |
| December 23 | Anthony Ramijan Astronomer National Radio Astronomy Observatory | His work at the NRAO. (Courtesy E&S) |
| December 30 | Michelle Thaller Astronomer Spitzer Science Institute Bob Wilson | Spitzer's Warm Mission. What the Spitzer Space Telescope will be able to do now that its helium cooland has been expended. (Courtesy SSC) |
