H’ad Astra Historia -  Ep. 205 – Memories of Ed

Today Historical Astronomy Division, https://had.aas.org/, honors
the late Dr. Edward C Stone with an episode of remembrances by
his colleagues, friends, & family. Among his career
achievements, he led NASA’s Voyager planetary-to-interstellar
mission for 50 years as Project Scientist, from concept in 1972
through his retirement in 2022. Dr. Edward C Stone who
passed away one year ago this month on June 9, 2024. During his
60-year career with JPL-Caltech (that included 10 years as JPL
Director) Dr. Stone steered NASA’s Voyager
planetary-to-interstellar mission for 50 years as Project
Scientist, from concept in 1972 through his retirement in 2022.
He “was known for his steady leadership, consensus building, and
enthusiasm for engaging the public in science. He left a deep
impact on the space community.”


 


H’ad astra historia is the official podcast for the Historical
Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical Society. We’re
here to share stories from and about the people who study the
stars, planets, and the cosmos. We’ll be hearing from individuals
who not only study the history of astronomy, but also those who
lived it, who were “in the room” during pivotal events within the
last 50 years or so.  


 


Podcaster: 


Loretta Cannon (an AAS affiliate via Rose City Astronomers) is a
science-and-word-nerd who really likes the stars. She quite
enjoys working as HAD’s podcaster, bringing astronomy stories to
you.


 


Podcast music: "Frost Waltz" Kevin MacLeod
(incompetech.com), licensed under creative commons: by
attribution 4.0 license
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)


 


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