Teachers become scientists and scientists become teachers this week on

planetary radio. on Planetary Radio. Radio. Hi everyone, welcome to a special edition of Public Radio's Travel Show that takes

you to the final frontier.

I'm Matt Kaplan.

This time, that final frontier is at the end of a gravel road in California's Mojave Desert.

That's And learn how this NASA supported project helps to prepare the space scientists, engineers, and astronauts

that are now in America's middle and high school classrooms.

We'll also have our usual visits with Emily Lockuwala for Q&A and with Bruce Betts for

this week's What's Up.

We need to apologize to some of you before we get to this week's space headlines.

Those of you who catch our podcast may be hearing us for the first time in a couple of weeks.

No, we weren't on vacation, but we did have trouble with our server.

If you'd like to catch up, you'll find our... But we did have trouble with our server.

If you'd like to catch up, you'll find our April 2nd and 9th shows in the archive at

planetary.org slash radio.

I suppose some apologies are also being heard at NASA this week. The

Space Agency announced that the loss of Mars Global Surveyor last fall was due in

large part to human error rather than old age.

Emily has posted a comprehensive story at planetary.org.

While you're there, you can also read about the first ever discovery of water in a planet's

atmosphere.

Wait, make that an extra solar planet.

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