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Fmr NASA astronomer Michelle Thaller on crash landings

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Fmr NASA astronomer Michelle Thaller on crash landings
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Michelle was right at the heart of NASA for 27 years and since retiring she spends her time travelling and sharing her knowledge about all the things out there in the universe. She's also the recipient of Nasa's highest honour, the Exceptional Achievement Medal. She talked us through this weeks crash landing of the Swift telescope and recent discoveries of volcanic activity on Mars.

Dr Michelle Thaller, former NASA science communicator and an astrophysicist. Photo: Supplied

Michelle was right at the heart of NASA for 27 years and since retiring she spends her time travelling and sharing her knowledge about all the things out there in the universe.

She's also the recipient of Nasa's highest honour, the Exceptional Achievement Medal.

She talked us through this weeks crash landing of the Swift telescope and recent discoveries of volcanic activity on Mars.

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