Jan 3rd, 2005 · One year ago, the first of the two Rovers bounced down on the surface of Mars. NPR's Joe Palca looks back over the year in which "Spirit " and "Opportunity" roamed around the red planet and sent back a wealth of pictures and new data.
Jan 1st, 2005 · Employees of US Airways, the troubled air carrier still reeling from a holiday travel season marred by canceled flights and lost luggage, face a crucial decision: take a buyout offer and leave their jobs, or stick with the ailing airliner as it struggles to climb out of bankruptcy. NPR's Jack Speer reports.
Dec 24th, 2004 · For the holiday season, Piano Jazz host Marian McPartland reads Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales. She provides her own musical improvisations to evoke the mood of holidays past.
Nov 21st, 2004 · Although space exploration is one of President Bush's top priorities, his plan to send humans to the moon and Mars is being criticized by the American Physical Society, which represents 43,000 physicists. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports that the scientists are concerned that the expensive program announced by the president in January will be detrimental to ongoing scientific programs and projects.
Nov 14th, 2004 · The two Mars rovers, Opportunity and Sprit, are showing signs of wear... not surprising, since their mission was expected to end in April. But they're still beaming signals to Earth. NPR's Joe Palca reports.
Sep 8th, 2004 · NPR's Noah Adams speaks with Tandelaya Wilder, host of the public radio show She Got Game, about last night's U.S. Open tennis match between Jennifer Capriati and Serena Williams. Capriati beat the top-ranked Williams sister in a match marred by controversial calls by line judges.