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A Lot Of Space

Vermont Public | By Ric Cengeri,
Mitch Wertlieb
Published September 8, 2016 at 12:00 PM EDT
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A manned expedition to Mars is just one of the subjects space enthusiasts are excited about.

New planets, signals from deep space, Mars exploration, exploding satellites, astronauts setting records for time in space. It's been a wild few weeks for news about our galaxy and space exploration.

So we fire up the rocket boosters and go deep into the Milky Way and beyond to discuss all the latest space news.

Retired NASA Astronaut Gerald Carr and St. Michael's College Physics Professor John O'Meara are our guests.

Plus, we learn about a new online course at Green Mountain College in Poultney that helps parents adjust to and better support their children in college. Find out more here.

Broadcast on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 at noon and 7 p.m.
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Ric Cengeri
Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
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Mitch Wertlieb
A graduate of NYU with a Master's Degree in journalism, Mitch has more than 20 years experience in radio news. He got his start as news director at NYU's college station, and moved on to a news director (and part-time DJ position) for commercial radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard. But public radio was where Mitch wanted to be and he eventually moved on to Boston where he worked for six years in a number of different capacities at member station WBUR...as a Senior Producer, Editor, and fill-in co-host of the nationally distributed Here and Now. Mitch has been a guest host of the national NPR sports program "Only A Game". He's also worked as an editor and producer for international news coverage with Monitor Radio in Boston.
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