Red Planet Live

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Red Planet Live episodes

May 17, 2023 Red Planet Live - James Burk, Executive Director of the Mars Society
he Mars Society's live podcast, RedPlanetLive interviews the people instrumental to settling and exploring Mars. In this episode Ashton Zeth interviews James Burk, the Executive Director of the Mars Society.
James Burk, Executive Director, The Mars Society
James Burk is the Executive Director of the Mars Society, which is the largest and most active Mars advocacy group in the world. He has volunteered with the Mars Society for over 25 years and has occupied the role as Executive Director for the past year and a half. James is also a member of the organization's steering committee and served as Director of Information Technology from 2011 through 2022. As part of this, he helped create the group's MarsVR project, a digital twin VR environment of Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Utah.
In addition, James is a veteran analog astronaut, having served on multiple crew missions at MDRS and is currently commanding Crew 261 at the facility until May 13th, so he'll be providing us with a firsthand account of and taking your questions about his recent visit "to Mars" during our May 16th podcast.
1 hr 2 min
April 19, 2023 Red Planet Live - Jim Green, Former NASA Chief Scientist
On our 4th episode of the Red Planet Live reboot, we will interview Jim Green live with audience Q&A.
We invite you to submit your questions to Dr. Green during the podcast. He's ready to answer anything NASA related, having spent 40 years working in senior positions at the agency.
James Green, Chief Executive Officer, Space Science Endeavors LLC
Jim Green has worked at NASA for 42 years before retiring in December 2022. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Iowa in 1979 and worked at Marshall Space Flight Center, Goddard Space Flight Center, and NASA Headquarters.
During Jim’s long career at NASA, he has been NASA’s Chief Scientist and was the longest serving director of the Planetary Science Division with the overall programmatic responsibility for the New Horizons spacecraft flyby of Pluto, the Juno spacecraft to Jupiter, and the landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars, just to name a few. Jim has received the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal for the New Horizons flyby of the Pluto system and NASA’s highest honor, the Distinguish Service Medal.
He has written over 125 scientific articles in refereed journals and over 80 technical and popular articles. In 2015, Jim coordinated NASA’s involvement with the film The Martian. In 2017 Asteroid 25913 was renamed Jamesgreen in his honor.
RED PLANET LIVE is a monthly live podcast from The Mars Society--Ashton Zeth interviews the people instrumental in exploring and settling Mars. The show will focus on a wide variety of topics, including Mars and space exploration, STEM education, technology, women in science, and much more, with exciting and open discussions involving experts in these respective fields.
1 hr 1 min
March 22, 2023 Red Planet Live - Kristine Ferrone & MDRS Crew 269
The Mars Society's live podcast, RedPlanetLive interviews the people instrumental to settling and exploring Mars. In this episode Ashton Zeth interviews Kristine L Ferrone, the commander of MDRS Crew 269 (Aerospace Corporation) and some crew members about their MDRS mission and more!
1 hr 2 min
February 22, 2023 Red Planet Live - Rick Tumlinson
The Mars Society's live podcast, RedPlanetLive interviews the people instrumental to settling and exploring Mars. In this episode Ashton Zeth interviews Rick Tumlinson from Earthlight Foundation.
1 hr
January 18, 2023 Red Planet Live - Dr. Sarah Milkovich, NASA-JPL planetary geologist
RED PLANET LIVE is a monthly live podcast from The Mars Society--Ashton Zeth interviews the people instrumental in exploring and settling Mars. The show will focus on a wide variety of topics, including Mars and space exploration, STEM education, technology, women in science, and much more, with exciting and open discussions involving experts in these respective fields.
On our first episode of the reboot of Red Planet Live, our host, Ashton Zeth, will interview Dr. Sarah Milkovich from JPL about her work on a variety of exciting space missions and more!
Dr. Sarah Milkovich is a NASA-JPL planetary geologist & systems engineer who currently works on the Mars Perseverance rover mission. She specializes in the science operations of robotic spacecraft and has spent over 15 years exploring the solar system with a variety of spacecraft.
Ashton Zeth is the host of the Mars Society's video podcast Red Planet Live. She serves as a Mars Society Ambassador and is a long-time space enthusiast with a background in strategic communications, sales, business development and public speaking.
Bring your questions for Dr. Milkovich about all things related to Mars Perseverance rover and robotic spacecraft, as well as how we can use robotics on the Red Planet for our next RPL broadcast on January 17th.
1 hr

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A raw, off-the-cuff look into all things Mars. We will talk with planetary scientists, STEM field experts, commercial space representatives, and space advocates who all have a deep passion for Mars.