Exo Mars and Crowd-funded SpaceCraft

We meet a prototype Exo Mars rover on location at Airbus Defence & Space in Stevenage, reports on Urthecast aboard the ISS, and KickSat...

Episode 21 of the Space Boffins, from the Naked Scientists podcast, hosted by Richard Hollingham, Sue Nelson, titled "Exo Mars and Crowd-funded SpaceCraft" was published on February 10, 2014 and runs 29 minutes.

February 10, 2014 ·29m · Space Boffins, from the Naked Scientists

Summary

Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham dodge a prototype Mars rover on location at Airbus Defence and Space in Stevenage - where the future Exo Mars mission rover is going to be built. They're joined by space engineer Abbie Hutty and the Mr Future of advanced space concepts, Matthew Stuttard. There are also reports on Urthecast - the two new British-made cameras on the International Space Station - and the imminent launch of the crowd-funded spacecraft, KickSat. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Episode Description