In that great ship's cavernous semi-submersible bay sat the Artemis 1 Orion capsule.

And as you'll hear me mention to Sarah, I spent a couple of delightful hours at Navy Base San Diego on board the USS Portland.

Incoming host, Sarah Al-Ahmed, will be here in a minute to help us celebrate the very successful completion of the Artemis 1 mission. It's also one of the longest, but I don't think most of you will mind.Īnd if you stay till the end, you'll hear Bruce Betts reacting well to the 20th anniversary gift I'll give him. Now with just three episodes to go as host, Andy and Rob will join me for one of the most entertaining, provocative, funny, and enlightening conversations in our 20-year history. The other guy is the Jet Propulsion Lab's chief engineer, a position he reached after establishing himself as the go-to guy for safely landing robots on Mars. He is the author of The Martian, Artemis, and Project Hail Mary. I'm Mat Kaplan of The Planetary Society with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond. Oh, boy, Andy Weir and Rob Manning together this week on Planetary Radio. Planetary Radio would be just about 83 Mercurian years old. Approximately how old is it in Mercury years?

Question from the Novemspace trivia contest: How long in hours and minutes was the longest extra-vehicular activity (EVA) carried out on the surface of the Moon? Be sure to include your name and mailing address. Bruce and Mat will pick the winner.Ī Planetary Society Kick Asteroid r-r-r-rubber asteroid!Ĭomplete the contest entry form at or write to us at no later than Wednesday, December 22 at 8am Pacific Time. Subscribe to the monthly Planetary Radio newsletterĪfter Mat retires as the host of Planetary Radio, what job would you like him to do or can you envision him doing? Your answer can be serious or funny.

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