Ready for Space: LightSail 2 Update

from Planetary Radio · host Mat Kaplan

The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 solar sail spacecraft is ready to be packed away for its ride to orbit on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Mat Kaplan checks the mission’s status with team members including Project Manager Dave Spencer and Society CEO Bill Nye the Science Guy. In addition to his regular What’s Up segment, LightSail Program Manager Bruce Betts provides his assessment of the effort. Casey Dreier reviews the just-announced NASA budget proposal from the Trump Administration. Related links are here: http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2017/0320-lightsail-2-update.html

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