Reaching out to the public from space and your home computer this week on planetary radio. Hi everyone,

welcome to Public Radio's travel show that takes you to the Final Frontier.

I'm Ad Kaplan of the Planetary Society.

Last week we talked with Andrew In about her late husband's dedication to opening up science

for all people. I think Carl Sagan would be very pleased to see how his concept

has been embraced. Around the world amateur scientists, imaging experts, and

other assorted space exploration fans have worked their way inside some of the world's most

ambitious interplanetary missions. We'll talk with Doug Ellison of Unmanned

Spaceflight.com about this phenomenon.

Bill Nye is in Scotland this week on science guy business

and Emily Lachawala is on assignment. They'll both be back next time.

What that means is that we'll have time to bring you someone special in a minute or so.

First though, how about those Tykonauts?

I woke the other morning to see one of the Chinese space travelers waving the flag as he ventured outside their

three-person capsule.

Next up, rendezvous and docking practice.

Did somebody say deja vu?

Meanwhile I hope you've seen the very cool shot of side-by-side

space shuttles standing in the Florida Sun and then there's the fourth times a

charm success of a SpaceX Falcon 1 booster, making Elon Musk a very happy man.

Opportunity has set off on a track it may never complete, leaving Victoria Crater for the much larger endeavor.

And with all of this going on, NASA... a crater for the much larger endeavor.

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