Mission to Mars with NASA

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are celebrating NASA’s historic landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars. We’ll be talking to the NASA teams from Kennedy Space Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory that made it all happen. Plus, real-time API pricing vs. spot pricing; what’s new with XPO; California DMV warns of ransomware attack on address verification contractor; COVID, congestion, container shortage form ‘perfect storm’ They’re joined by special guests Chuck Dovale, Deputy Program Manager, Launch Services Program and Omar Baez, Senior Launch Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center; Gregorio Villar, Entry, Descent and Landing Operations Lead, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Omar Singh, Founder and President, Surge Transportation; Jake Schnell, Vice President Client Solutions, XPO Logistics, Inc. at XPO

Episode 271 of the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? podcast, hosted by FreightWaves, titled "Mission to Mars with NASA" was published on February 19, 2021 and runs 56 minutes.

February 19, 2021 ·56m · WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

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On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are celebrating NASA’s historic landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars. We’ll be talking to the NASA teams from Kennedy Space Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory that made it all happen. Plus, real-time API pricing vs. spot pricing; what’s new with XPO; California DMV warns of ransomware attack on address verification contractor; COVID, congestion, container shortage form ‘perfect storm’ They’re joined by special guests Chuck Dovale, Deputy Program Manager, Launch Services Program and Omar Baez, Senior Launch Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center; Gregorio Villar, Entry, Descent and Landing Operations Lead, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Omar Singh, Founder and President, Surge Transportation; Jake Schnell, Vice President Client Solutions, XPO Logistics, Inc. at XPO Visit our sponsor Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are celebrating NASA’s historic landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars. We’ll be talking to the NASA teams from Kennedy Space Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory that made it all happen. Plus, real-time API pricing vs. spot pricing; what’s new with XPO; California DMV warns of ransomware attack on address verification contractor; COVID, congestion, container shortage form ‘perfect storm’ They’re joined by special guests Chuck Dovale, Deputy Program Manager, Launch Services Program and Omar Baez, Senior Launch Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center; Gregorio Villar, Entry, Descent and Landing Operations Lead, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Omar Singh, Founder and President, Surge Transportation; Jake Schnell, Vice President Client Solutions, XPO Logistics, Inc. at XPO Visit our sponsor Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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