Coast to Coast AM - 2011.08.0111 - Space, Mars, & Energy

Miscellaneous
Host: George Noory
Guests: Robert Zubrin, Galen Cook

Hour 1 - Attorney Galen Cook discussed news in the D.B. Cooper mystery, and how the FBI may be closer to solving the case.

Based on his interviews and research, Cook has concluded that a deceased man named Bill Gossett was Cooper, and the FBI has informed him that they do consider him to be one of their suspects.

Hours 2, 3 & 4 - Author and aerospace engineer Dr. Robert Zubrin spoke about the importance of space exploration, and colonizing Mars, as well as alternative energy solutions for the United States.

As we enter into the post-Shuttle era, he expressed concern that with economic cutbacks, NASA may take a budget hit. One hope is that the Dragon spacecraft developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX company could be used to transport astronauts to the ISS.