2014. We'll look ahead to a busy year in the solar system this week on planetary Radio. Radio. Welcome to the Travel Show that takes you to the Final Frontier. I'm at Kaplan of the Planetary Society.

The Society Senior Editor and Ace reporter Emily Lochuwala becomes our main guest today.

She'll join me for an expanded segment based on her annual rundown of what to expect in the coming year.

And with 24 spacecraft exploring or in transit throughout our solar neighborhood,

it will definitely be a whirlwind tour.

Bruce Betts will be here to feed my affection for the movie Gravity.

Yeah, I know Neil Tyson and other smart people found fault with the film,

but it sure made low-Earth orbit look pretty.

Anyway, that's about 20 minutes away when we begin.

What's up?

Bill Nye, the science guy is here too.

Here's our very appropriate lead-in to his segment.

It's a successful launch from Cape Canaveral that took place on January 6th.

Just a few hours before I recorded these words.

Three two one, 2.1, 0.

I have lift off of the Falcon 9.

Falcon 9 has cleared the towers.

T-plus 60 seconds.

Altitude 6 kilometers, velocity 266 meters per second,

down-range distance, 1.9 kilometers.

SpaceX, sending a communication satellite

into geostationary orbit for Thailand.

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