Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
by The Planetary Society
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Tianwen-2: China closes in on Kamoʻoalewa
Jun 24, 2026
59m 58s
Book Club Edition: “To Be Taught, If Fortunate” with Becky Chambers
Jun 19, 2026
1h 06m 10s
Flying on Titan: The engineering of Dragonfly
Jun 17, 2026
59m 45s
U.S. space science in flux: Grant rules, rockets, and reorganization
Jun 10, 2026
56m 19s
Space Policy Edition: A proposal to stifle American science
Jun 5, 2026
52m 04s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/24/26 |  Tianwen-2: China closes in on Kamoʻoalewa | China’s Tianwen-2 mission has arrived at the quasi-moon Kamoʻoalewa. We sit down with Planetary Society contributing editor and freelance space journalist Andrew Jones to explore what this ambitious sample-return mission could reveal about our Solar System's history. | 59m 58s | ||||||
| 6/19/26 |  Book Club Edition: “To Be Taught, If Fortunate” with Becky Chambers | Hugo and Locus-winning author Becky Chambers talks with Mat Kaplan about “To Be Taught, If Fortunate,” her outstanding novella. It’s a passionate plea for space science and exploration told across the interstellar journey of four equally passionate human voyagers. | 1h 06m 10s | ||||||
| 6/17/26 |  Flying on Titan: The engineering of Dragonfly | NASA's Dragonfly mission is sending a car-sized, nuclear-powered rotorcraft to Saturn's moon Titan. Lead rotor engineer Felipe Ruiz and principal investigator Zibi Turtle from Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory join us to discuss the engineering of flight on Titan with just two years to launch. | 59m 45s | ||||||
| 6/10/26 |  U.S. space science in flux: Grant rules, rockets, and reorganization✨ | U.S. science fundingNASA reorganization+3 | Jack Kiraly | New GlennThe Planetary Society+2 | — | space scienceNASA+5 | — | 56m 19s | |
| 6/5/26 |  Space Policy Edition: A proposal to stifle American science✨ | space policyscientific grants+3 | Liz Ginexi | U.S. National Institutes of HealthU.S. Office of Management and Budget | — | space policyscientific grants+5 | — | 52m 04s | |
| 6/3/26 |  Spacewoman with Eileen Collins✨ | space explorationastronomy+4 | Eileen Collins | The Planetary SocietySpacewoman | — | Eileen CollinsSpace Shuttle+5 | — | 55m 15s | |
| 5/27/26 |  Los Angeles Astronomical Society celebrates 100 years of looking up✨ | amateur astronomycommunity celebration+3 | — | Los Angeles Astronomical Society | United StatesGriffith Observatory | Los Angeles Astronomical Societyamateur astronomy+3 | — | 1h 02m 06s | |
| 5/20/26 |  Twenty organic molecules found in an ancient Martian rock✨ | organic moleculesMars+3 | Amy Williams | University of Florida | Mars | organic moleculesMartian rock+3 | — | 55m 52s | |
| 5/15/26 |  Book Club Edition: Diane Ackerman and “The Planets: A Cosmic Pastoral”✨ | poetryspace exploration+4 | Diane Ackerman | The Planets: A Cosmic Pastoral | — | Diane AckermanThe Planets+5 | — | 51m 18s | |
| 5/13/26 |  Igniting Discovery: A showcase of NASA-funded research✨ | NASA-funded researchscience advocacy+3 | — | Planetary SocietyNASA | US Senate building | NASAPlanetary Society+5 | — | 57m 23s | |
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| 5/6/26 |  Day of Action 2026: Rejoining the fight to save NASA science✨ | NASA science budgetadvocacy+3 | — | Planetary SocietyNASA | Washington, D.C. | NASAscience budget+5 | — | 59m 31s | |
| 5/1/26 |  Space Policy Edition: Why humans matter — The philosophy of Artemis II✨ | space policyhuman spaceflight+3 | Rebecca Lowe | The Planetary SocietyMercatus Center | George Mason University | Artemis IIhuman spaceflight+3 | — | 1h 18m 39s | |
| 4/29/26 |  Yuri's Night 2026: Celebrating 65 years of human spaceflight✨ | human spaceflightYuri's Night+5 | Sarah Al-Ahmed | — | Griffith Observatory | Yuri's Nighthuman spaceflight+5 | — | 59m 40s | |
| 4/22/26 |  Project Hail Mary hits the big screen✨ | space explorationastronomy+4 | Mat KaplanAlexandra Witze+2 | Planetary SocietyProject Hail Mary | — | Project Hail MaryAndy Weir+4 | — | 1h 01m 58s | |
| 4/17/26 |  Book Club Edition: Founder and CEO Peter Beck on The Launch of Rocket Lab✨ | space explorationrocket technology+3 | Sir Peter Beck | Rocket LabThe Planetary Society+1 | — | Rocket LabPeter Beck+5 | — | 57m 50s | |
| 4/15/26 |  Triumph and turmoil: Artemis II and the renewed fight to save NASA science✨ | Artemis IINASA science budget+4 | — | NASAPresidential Budget Request | Earth | Artemis IINASA+5 | — | 59m 56s | |
| 4/8/26 |  Artemis II launches to the Moon✨ | Artemis IIMoon mission+4 | — | — | Moon | Artemis IIMoon+5 | — | 57m 36s | |
| 4/3/26 |  Space Policy Edition: Return to Launch — Cape Canaveral's unlikely history✨ | space policyU.S. spaceflight+3 | Stephen C. Smith | The Planetary Society | Cape CanaveralFlorida+1 | space policyCape Canaveral+3 | — | 1h 13m 24s | |
| 4/1/26 |  Artemis II’s AVATAR and a sungrazing comet✨ | space explorationNASA+4 | Lisa CarnellAlain Maury | AVATARNASA | sungrazing comet | Artemis IIAVATAR+5 | — | 1h 00m 38s | |
| 3/25/26 |  The astronaut health experiments of Artemis II✨ | astronaut healthArtemis II+3 | Steve PlattsCasey Dreier | NASAPlanetary Society | — | Artemis IINASA+3 | — | 1h 03m 23s | |
| 3/20/26 |  Book Club Edition: The Giant Leap: Why Space is the Next Frontier in the Evolution of Life✨ | AstrobiologyFuture of Humanity+3 | Caleb Scharf | The Giant Leap: Why Space is the Next Frontier in the Evolution of Life | — | AstrobiologySpace+3 | — | 1h 17m 34s | |
| 3/18/26 |  The 18th European Space Conference: Dreaming of European boots on the Moon✨ | European Space ConferenceMoon exploration+3 | — | European Space ConferenceMoonlight Initiative | MoonEurope | European Space ConferenceMoon+3 | — | 56m 45s | |
| 3/11/26 |  Starman: Looking back on a life exploring the Solar System✨ | space explorationJPL+4 | Gentry Lee | JPLStarman | — | Gentry LeeJPL+5 | — | 1h 01m 41s | |
| 3/6/26 |  Space Policy Edition: Is there really a space race between the US and China? | Is the United States really in a new space race with China? Or is that framing missing the bigger picture? In this Space Policy Edition of Planetary Radio, Casey Dreier, chief of space policy at The Planetary Society, sits down with Patrick Besha, former NASA strategic advisor on China, to explore the realities behind China’s rapidly advancing space program. They discuss how China’s political system shapes its long-term space strategy, why the rhetoric about a “space race” may be misleading, and how competition between the United States and China in space is likely to unfold over the coming decades. Discover more at: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/spe-us-china-space-raceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 08m 43s | ||||||
| 3/4/26 |  Artemis update: NASA reshapes the road back to the Moon | NASA has restructured the Artemis program, shifting Artemis III from a planned lunar landing to a low-Earth-orbit systems test following the rollback of Artemis II. We hear remarks from NASA leadership and break down what the changes mean with Planetary Society space policy experts. | 58m 15s | ||||||
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15 placements across 15 markets.
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15 placements across 15 markets.