The Next 10 Years…An Introduction to the Decadal Survey

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

The Planetary Society

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🗓️ 25 March 2020

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Preparations at NASA are underway for creation of the next planetary science decadal survey, a roadmap intended to guide exploration of our solar neighborhood from 2023 to 2032. Six scientists, each considering a different world or class of objects, will share their thoughts and hopes. The Planetary Society’s Emily Lakdawalla offers fun and fascinating science education suggestions for housebound families. Some lucky (?) listener will be getting a special message from Bruce and Mat if he or she wins the new What’s Up space trivia contest. Learn and explore more at https://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2020/0325-2020-next-10-years.html

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0:00.0	Planning the Future through NASA's Decatal Survey this week on planetary radio.
0:07.0	Welcome, I'm at Kaplan of the the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our solar
0:16.4	system and beyond.
0:18.6	They are intended to guide NASA science, and nearly the entire scientific community believes they are essential.
0:26.0	As we approach formulation of the next Decatal survey for planetary science,
0:32.0	we'll survey the solar system through the eyes of six scientists.
0:36.2	Like the rest of us, Emily Lacuala is learning to deal with the challenges of these strange
0:41.2	times.
0:42.2	My colleague is uniquely qualified to recommend ways to keep
0:45.4	our minds and the minds of our children wandering the universe even as we stay within our
0:50.8	homes. She'll join us right after the downlink headlines.
0:54.4	We'll close as always with Bruce Betts and what's up. You'll get the chance to
0:59.2	win a personalized message from Bruce and me if you want it.
1:04.0	Here's this week's sample of the mission updates collected by Planetary Society
1:09.0	editorial director Jason Davis for The Downlink.
1:12.0	Like the rest of the world, the space community is
1:14.7	being affected by COVID-19. All NASA employees except Mission Essential
1:20.0	personnel are working remotely.
1:22.5	Europe has taken similar measures, suspending its launches.
1:26.2	Even Buzz Aldrin is quarantined at home.
1:29.3	It's unclear how severely the pandemic will affect upcoming mission schedules but
1:34.0	NASA officials say at least one is still on schedule for now the
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