Space Survival and Exploration
Andrew Marr discusses space travel with expert in space medicine Kevin Fong, astronomer royal Martin Rees, astrophysicist Carole Haswell and sci-fi writer Stephen Baxter.
On Start the Week, as the first Briton heads into space for two decades, Andrew Marr explores the future of space travel. Kevin Fong is an expert in space medicine and in this year's Royal Institution Christmas Lectures looks at how to survive in outer space. The Astronomer Royal Martin Rees questions whether human space travel is worth the money or the risk, while the astrophysicist Carole Haswell searches distant galaxies for habitable exoplanets. Stephen Baxter is a writer of hard science fiction who, as a member of the British Interplanetary Society, investigates star ship design and extra-terrestrial liberty.
Producer: Katy Hickman.
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Kevin Fong
is a medical doctor with a special interest in space medicine and extreme environments.
Kevin will be delivering the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures: βHow to Survive in Spaceβ.Β All three lectures will be broadcast on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Four, the first on Monday 28 December at 8.00pm.
Carole Haswell
is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Open University.
Transiting Exoplanets was published by Cambridge University Press.
Stephen Baxter
is a science fiction writer.
Ark was published by Gollancz.
Martin Rees
is the Astronomer Royal and Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge.
Martin will be taking part in a public debate at the Science Museum on 15 January on βHuman Spaceflight: is it worth the money and risk?β
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Andrew Marr |
| Interviewed Guest | Kevin Fong |
| Interviewed Guest | Carole Haswell |
| Interviewed Guest | Stephen Baxter |
| Interviewed Guest | Martin Rees |
| Producer | Katy Hickman |
Broadcasts
- Mon 21 Dec 2015 09:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 21 Dec 2015 21:30ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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