SEPTEMBER 2018 – Presented by the National Science and Technology Medals Foundation “Are We Going To Mars?” explored what will it take to reach the red planet. Listen as our trailblazing panelists discuss the possibilities. Debating this landmark achievement was Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and recipient of the National Medal of Science; Dr. Ellen Ochoa, (then) director, Johnson Space Center and NASA astronaut (retired), vice chair, National Science Board and first Hispanic woman to go into space; Dr. James Gates, renowned theoretical physicist and recipient of the National Medal of Science; and Thomas Zelibor, CEO of the Space Foundation. The discussion will be moderated by Robert Altman, president of WMHT.