Author Andy Weir and Project Hail Mary

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

The Planetary Society

Science, Technology

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

It is always such fun to welcome back Andy Weir. The author of The Martian and Artemis has just published his most entertaining and inventive novel yet. Project Hail Mary gives an unlikely protagonist the job of saving humanity. Andy also shares his thoughts about the Mars helicopter Ingenuity, his hopes for NASA, and his low opinion of “the goldilocks zone” for life. Someone will win the book in Bruce Betts’ space trivia contest. We also introduce new Planetary Society editor Rae Paoletta. She has written about the mysteries of lightning on Jupiter. Discover more at https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/andy-weir-project-hail-mary

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0:00.0	Author Andy Weir returns this week on the 1,000th episode of Planetary Radio.
0:12.0	Welcome, I'm Matt Kaplan of the Planetary Society with more of the human adventure across
0:17.3	our solar system and beyond.
0:20.0	No kidding, 1,000 episodes of Planetary Radio and the Space Policy Edition.
0:26.7	And there are a few of you who've been with us from the beginning.
0:30.3	Thank you, thank you, thank you.
0:33.5	No one is more fun to talk to than Andy.
0:36.3	And now he has written what I believe is the best, the most inventive, and the most fun
0:41.3	of all his novels.
0:42.6	He'll be here in minutes to tell us about Project Hail Mary.
0:46.4	We'll also squeeze in a few thoughts about what's going on in the real world of Space
0:50.9	Exploration.
0:51.9	Want to copy the book?
0:53.7	You might win it in Bruce's new Space Trivia Contest.
0:57.7	I've also got a new Planetary Society colleague to introduce.
1:02.2	Ray Paleta has just published her first article at Planetary.org, and it's a great start.
1:09.2	Here's something I rarely do up front, but maybe our anniversary has emboldened me.
1:15.0	You know all those other podcasts that beg you to subscribe, rate, and review in Apple
1:19.9	Podcasts?
1:21.3	Count us in.
1:22.6	If you love our show, even if you just like us, really like us, please share the love or
1:28.2	the like.
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