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Moon Shots & Mars Rovers: What You Missed At IAC 2019

Blue Origin announced big plans for its lunar ambitions at IAC 2019. Photo: Blue Origin.
Blue Origin announced big plans for its lunar ambitions at IAC 2019. Photo: Blue Origin.

The International Astronautical Congress was last week in Washington D.C. It’s a global assembly of movers and shakers in the space industry -- from government agencies to private partners. We’ll chat with the host of the We Martians podcast Jake Robins who attended the conference about the big news in space exploration.

Then, NASA has its sights set on the moon -- the south pole of the moon specifically -- because of the evidence of water. But just how much water is there? And how do we know? We’ll ask our panel of expert scientists.

Brendan Byrne is WMFE's Assistant News Director, managing the day-to-day operations of the WMFE newsroom, editing daily news stories, and managing WMFE's internship program.<br/><br/>Byrne also hosts WMFE's weekly radio show and podcast "Are We There Yet?" which explores human space exploration.