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Planning A Trip To Mars

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NASA is poised to launch a robotic geologist to Mars. Before it blasts off, what goes into planning that trip?

Caley Burke is a Trajectory Analyst for NASA’s Launch Services Program. Her job is to map out InSight’s trip to Mars. She joins us va Skype from the Kennedy Space Center to tell us just what goes into planning a Mars trajectory.

Brendan Byrne is Central Florida Public Media's Assistant News Director, managing the day-to-day operations of the newsroom, editing daily news stories, and managing the organization's internship program. Byrne also hosts Central Florida Public Media's weekly radio show and podcast "Are We There Yet?" which explores human space exploration, and the weekly news roundup podcast "The Wrap."