January 20th, 2012
January 20th: GRAIL Spacecraft Get New Names
Date: January 20, 2012 Title: GRAIL Spacecraft Get New Names Podcasters: Nancy Atkinson Organization: NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI) Links: http://lunarscience.arc.nasa.gov/ GRAIL websites: www.nasa.gov/grail, or moon.mit.edu/ Music: "Amelia" by Ben Bedford from his "Land of the Shadows" CD. http://benbedford.com/ Description: A new mission to the Moon and new names for the two GRAIL spacecraft! NASA announced that students from Emily Dickinson Elementary School in Bozeman, Montana were the winners of a nation-wide contest to name the twin spacecraft, which arrived at the Moon on New Year’s Eve and New Years Day 2012 to begin a unique mapping mission of the Moon’s interior. Bio: The NLSI brings together leading lunar scientists from around the world to further NASA lunar science and exploration. Nancy Atkinson is a science journalist and is the Senior Editor for Universe Today http://www.universetoday.com Sponsor: This episode of 365 Days of Astronomy is sponsored by John Sandlin. The Sandlin Family wishes you all Clear Skies. Transcript: ***Transcript coming soon.*** End of podcast: 365 Days of Astronomy ===================== The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Astrosphere New Media Association. Audio post-production by Preston Gibson. Bandwidth donated by libsyn.com and wizzard media. Web design by Clockwork Active Media Systems. You may reproduce and distribute this audio for non-commercial purposes. Please consider supporting the podcast with a few dollars (or Euros!). Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org. Until tomorrow...goodbye.Tags: podcast iya 365
