Hello,

for some of you, you're hearing me for the first time in what, three weeks,

and for that we deeply apologize.

Now, if you've been to planetary.org lately, you know that we have a brand new website. We relaunched it. and that launch

launch promptly broke our link to a variety of the

three Wednesdays ago and that launch promptly broke our link to a variety of

podcast aggregators, including iTunes.

We're very sorry about that and we think we've got it fixed, so we hope that that's where you're

hearing us.

Now, those of you who switch to our website to hear the show, you've missed a couple of great ones.

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Thanks for hanging in there and we'll try to never ever let this happen again.

Come with me to the Spacecraft Technology Expo this week on planetary radio.

Welcome to the Travel show that takes you to the final frontier. I'm Matt

Kaplan of the Planetary Society. I spent three days last week at the first ever

spacecraft tech expo. Stick around to hear from a

handful of the companies and individuals who came to the Los Angeles Convention

Center to either see or sell everything from tiny connectors to entire launch systems.

All our regulars are also along for the ride beginning right now with the Planetary Society

Science and Technology Coordinator Emily Lachto-Wala.

Emily sounds like you've had some fun with a couple of recent trips, one out to the desert.

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