More planetary radio live with the leaders of the Curiosity rover

mission on Mars. Welcome to the travel show that takes you to the final frontier.

I'm at Kaplan of the Planetary Society.

We've got more of our special holiday present. I'm Matt Kaplan of the Planetary Society.

We've got more of our special holiday present for you as Project Manager Richard Cook

and Project Scientist John Grotinger tell us about curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory Rover.

We began the conversation last week at Southern California Public Radio's Crawford Family Forum.

Our in-person and live webcast audiences saw Bill Nye the Science Guy and senior editor

Emily Lochuwala join me on stage with Richard and John. By the way you can

enjoy the entire archived webcast at planetary.org.

It includes great tunes from our musical guest, Hedgehog Swing.

Our regular What's Up visit with Bruce Betts is also ahead.

Okay, let's pick up the conversation back on Saturday, December 15.

Bill Nye has just mentioned the sand trap that stopped Mars Exploration Rover's spirit

in her tracks.

If Curiosity were in that same sand,

would it be able to get out?

Yeah, because actually Spirit would be

if it were whole.

Okay, if it had the last motor

spirit because it had the motor problems with it that I think

contributed to it getting stuck in this case because the vehicle is a lot

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