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Planetary Radio

Have Spacesuit, Will Travel

Airdate: Monday, April 6, 2009
Running Time: 00:28:52
Listen: Windows Media | MP3

Oceaneering Space Systems just got the preliminary contract for development of a new NASA spacesuit. We talk with Vice President and General Manager Mark Gittelman. Bill Nye salutes 100 Hours of Astronomy and finds space exploration excitement everywhere he goes. Emily Lakdawalla reports on early signs of what may be a new global dust storm on Mars. Bruce Betts and Mat Kaplan tweet their way through a What's Up! exploration of the night sky, and give away another Planetary Radio t-shirt in the space trivia contest.

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Guests

• Mark Gittelman, Vice President and General Manager, Oceaneering Space Systems

Related Information

• Mars Climate Sounder Team Website
• Mars Exploration Rover Update
• Oceaneering Space Systems