On Episode 201 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Jay Gallentine to talk about former Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) manager John Casani.
When most people think about deep space exploration, management acumen is generally not the first thing they settle on — but without it, no robotic mission would ever succeed. Jay, an author of multiple books on the robotic exploration of space, with each being a deep dive into a topic that few explore in such detail.
His newest book, "Born to Explore," started off as a book about robots exploring Mars, but his interviews with Casani were so compelling that he transformed it into a biography. Casani is a legend at JPL and NASA, and his story reads like a combination of a spaceflight adventure, personal memoir, and a pirate's tale. You'll love the book, and you'll love hearing about it from Jay. Join us!
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Space news of the week
- Jay Gallentine's Books
- John Casani
- Voyager Golden Record
- Cassini–Huygens Spacecraft
- Deployment of Galileo and the IUS
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