Carl Sagan's daughter arrives with her great new book this week on planetary radio.

Welcome, I'm at Kaplan of the the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.

Sasha Sagan grew up around the Planetary Society and with parents who loved science and shared that love

now it's her turn and she has created something unique. We'll meet her in moments

and you'll get your chance to win for small creatures such as

we, that's the book, when Bruce Betts drops by for this week's What's Up.

We'll begin with a few items from the current edition of the Downlink.

Its Planetary Society editorial director Jason Davis's roundup of Planetary Science and Exploration News.

Here's a milestone toward the next great Space Observatory. The

James Webb Space Telescope deployed its five-layer heat shield under its giant mirrors

for the very first time.

You can see a shot of the successful test at planetary.org

slash downlink.

The privately funded Breakthrough Listen project that we've talked about on planetary radio

is going to point antennas at the exoplanets discovered by Tess, the transiting exoplanets

survey satellite, because if you don't listen you won't hear

and China's U-2 rover has woken up for its 11th two-week lunar day of exploration across the far side of the moon.

There's much more to catch up on all with links to learn more at planetary.org

slash downlink. You could easily be forgiven if you envy Sasha Saken's childhood.

She grew up with the love, guidance, and encouragement of Carl Saken and his collaborator, partner and wife

Andrewian. They instilled in her the sense of wonder and curiosity that

they shared with all of humanity and that Anne continues to share through the TV series

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