Humanity's Quest for Planetary Exploration

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Join Paul on a look into the past, present and future of humanity's efforts to reach and explore the other planets in the solar system besides our homeworld! Mars, Venus and even far off icy worlds like Jupiter and its moons. Where will it lead us? Are we ready to become an interplanetary species? If you're in Munich and would like to learn more, don't miss the chance to hear Paul's excellent talks about the topic at the Volkssternwarte München! On November 8th you can enjoy his talk in English on planetary exploration (Tickets here) and on November 29th you can join the same talk in German (Tickets here). Links mentioned by Paul in the podcast: https://www.planetary.org/space-images/current-and-planned-missions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Solar_System_exploration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artificial_objects_leaving_the_Solar_System https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/planetary-fleet-spiral-06052023-jpg.webp Happy learning! Host: Paul Salazar Music: royalty-free by incompetech.com

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