India and NASA Home In on Mars
17:20 minutes
This week, India launched Mangalyaan, its first robotic mission to orbit Mars and probe its atmosphere. Only Russia, Europe, and the U.S. have successfully orbited the planet. Joan Johnson-Freese, a professor in national security affairs, and planetary scientist Bruce Jakosky discuss the Indian space program, as well as NASA’s upcoming mission to the Martian atmosphere.
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Joan Johnson-Freese
Joan Johnson-Freese is a professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.
Bruce Jakosky
Bruce Jakosky is principal investigator of the MAVEN Mission and a planetary science professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder in Boulder, Colorado.
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@AlexaLim22Alexa Lim was a senior producer for Science Friday. Her favorite stories involve space, sound, and strange animal discoveries.