

Psyche and Eclipse Company blast off
Nov 1, 2023
NASA's Psyche mission's principal investigator, Lindy Elkins-Tanton, shares her emotional experience of watching her team's spacecraft blast off. Jesse Tomlinson and Stephen Watkins from the Eclipse Company discuss their partnership with The Planetary Society and the launch of a new eclipse map for the upcoming 2024 total solar eclipse in North America. The podcast also explores topics like the challenges and successes of space missions, planning eclipse viewing trips, the importance of educating about solar sailing, finding ideal eclipse viewing locations, and rocket launch delays.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Launch Day Success
02:06 • 10min
Launch and Early Operations
11:41 • 16min
Planning an Eclipse Viewing Trip and the Significance of Eclipses
27:49 • 4min
The Next Chapter in the LightSail's Mission
32:03 • 2min
Finding Eclipse Viewing Locations and Highlighting Community Efforts
34:05 • 2min
Making the Cloud Cover Information Real-time
35:49 • 15min
Rocket Launch Delays and the Drake Equation
51:03 • 7min