The Mars Society is excited and honored to welcome back to its Red Planet Live (RPL) podcast Leonard David, a veteran journalist with over 50 years of experience covering space-related news stories for a variety of media sources, including Space.com, The Financial Times, Foreign Policy, Astronomy, Space News, Sky & Telescope and his own blog, Inside Outer Space.
Scheduled for a live one-hour broadcast on Tuesday, March 19th at 5:00 pm PT / 8:00 pm ET, Leonard will join our talented host, Ashton Zeth, in a dynamic discussion about the current state of space exploration, NASA’s plan to return astronauts to the Moon, the growing aerospace industry, spaceflight technology, humans-to-Mars, space journalism, and much more.
In addition to his journalism career, Leonard has also written or co-authored numerous books over the years, including Moon Rush: The New Space Race, Our Future on the Red Planet, Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration (co-authored with Apollo 11 astronaut Dr. Buzz Aldrin), Chaos to Cosmos: A Space Odyssey, and Space Careers.
To register online for the Mars Society’s RPL podcast (which will allow you to submit questions during the virtual show), please sign up today! Leonard’s wealth of knowledge and insights promises an engaging conversation for space enthusiasts and novices alike.
RED PLANET LIVE is a monthly live podcast from The Mars Society – Ashton Zeth interviews the people instrumental in exploring and settling Mars. The show will focus on a wide variety of topics, including Mars and space exploration, STEM education, technology, women in science, astrobiology, the aerospace industry, and much more, with exciting and open discussions involving experts in these respective fields.