Space For Both?--Human Vs. Robotic Space Missions

Science Talk

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4.2 • 644 Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2007

⏱️ 25 minutes

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In this episode Cornell University astronomer Jim Bell talks about future space missions and why people need to be part of them. Bell is the leader of the team operating the color cameras on the Mars rovers, and the author of the book Postcards From Mars and of an opinion piece in the August issue of Scientific American on humans in space. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned in this episode include www.itswild.org; http://marsrovers.nasa.gov Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ah, Benny's parents, thanks for coming.
0:02.3	Hiya.
0:02.9	So, Benny has really blossomed this term.
0:05.6	You're telling me, he outgrew his bike. We sold it, on eBay.
0:09.6	Oh, that's not quite what I meant.
0:11.1	It's free to sell on there.
0:12.3	Free to sell?
0:13.4	Easy too. Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket.
0:16.8	You sold my guitar?
0:19.9	Shall we talk about Benny?
0:22.1	When it's this easy to sell for free, you can't help but say when it's eBay.
0:26.7	Things people love.
0:28.0	T's and Cs apply, exclusive vehicles.
0:31.7	Welcome to Science Talk, the weekly podcast of Scientific American for the seven days starting July 18th.
0:37.7	I'm Steve Murski.
0:39.0	This week on the podcast,
0:40.3	people with training who can use judgment and context, can make decisions on the spot,
0:46.7	on Mars or on asteroids or back on the moon.
0:50.9	That's Jim Bell, an astronomer and planetary scientist at Cornell University.
0:55.0	We'll talk to him this week.
0:56.0	Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news.
0:59.0	Jim Bell is intimately involved in the Mars rover mission,
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