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Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

Julie Webster and the Art of Spacecraft Endurance

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

The Planetary Society

Technology, Science

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2017

⏱️ 48 minutes

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How do you keep a dazzlingly complex spacecraft in good health after 20 years in space? That’s the challenge for Julie Webster and her team of engineers supporting the Cassini mission at Saturn.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.4

The Art of Spacecraft Endurance this week on planetary radio.

0:49.0

Welcome, I'm Ed Kaplan of the planetary society

0:52.0

with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.

0:57.0

Julie Webster heads the team that has kept the Cassini spacecraft healthy and working hard for 20 years.

1:04.0

I'll talk with her as we reach the last three months of this epic mission.

1:08.7

Bruce Betts will have a few revelations about Cassini in What's Up?

1:13.0

Jupiter may not get around much anymore,

1:15.0

but Bill Nye will talk about that big planet's early days

1:19.0

when it may have cruised the inner solar system.

1:22.0

We'll begin with a story of deep impact from the planet. the Inner Solar System.

1:22.6

We'll begin with a story of deep impact from the Planetary Society's digital editor,

1:27.1

Jason Davis.

1:28.1

Jason, fascinating story at planetary.org, and it's something of a detective story.

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