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Alien Planet On TV
Section 1.2
Section 1.3
Section 1.4
Section 1.5
Section 1.6
Section 1.7
Section 1.8
Section 1.9
Section 1.10
Section 1.11
Section 1.12
Section 1.13
Section 1.14
Section 1.15
Meet the Scientists
Michio Kaku
Jack Horner
Stephen W. Hawking
J. Craig Venter
Dr. James Garvin
Victoria Meadows
Wayne Barlowe
Randy Pollock
David Moriarty
Curtis Clark
Joan Horvath
James Kirkland
Section 2.13
Section 2.14
Section 2.15
Scientists Answer
What is Life?
How Do We Find Alien Life?
Are We Alone?
Is Intelligent Life Out There?
If We Find Aliens, What Next?
Section 3.6
Section 3.7
Section 3.8
Section 3.9
Section 3.10
Section 3.11
Section 3.12
Section 3.13
Section 3.14
Section 3.15
The Darwin System
Darwin IV
Section 4.7
Section 4.8
Section 4.9
Section 4.10
Section 4.11
Section 4.12
Section 4.13
Section 4.14
Section 4.15
Alien Datafile
Arrowtongue
Beach Quill
Bladderhorn
Daggerwrist
Emperor Sea Strider
Sea Strider Nymph
Groveback
Gyrosprinter
Jetdarter
Littoralope
Pronghead
Skewer
Trunk Sucker
Unth
Section 5.15
Alternate Aliens
The Search for New Worlds
NASA and the SETI Program
The Habitable Zone
Emergence of Life
Aliens in Science Fiction I
Aliens in Science Fiction II
Section 6.7
Section 6.8
Section 6.9
Section 6.10
Section 6.11
Section 6.12
Section 6.13
Section 6.14
Section 6.15
Wallpapers
Section 7.1
Section 7.2
Section 7.3
Section 7.4
Section 7.5
Section 7.6
Section 7.7
Section 7.8
Section 7.9
Section 7.10
Section 7.11
Section 7.12
Section 7.13
Section 7.14
Section 7.15
Extraterrestrial Discussions
Section 8.1
Section 8.2
Section 8.3
Section 8.4
Section 8.5
Section 8.6
Section 8.7
Section 8.8
Section 8.9
Section 8.10
Section 8.11
Section 8.12
Section 8.13
Section 8.14
Section 8.15
Section 9
Section 9.1
Section 9.2
Section 9.3
Section 9.4
Section 9.5
Section 9.6
Section 9.7
Section 9.8
Section 9.9
Section 9.10
Section 9.11
Section 9.12
Section 9.13
Section 9.14
Section 9.15
Section 10
Section 10.1
Section 10.2
Section 10.3
Section 10.4
Section 10.5
Section 10.6
Section 10.7
Section 10.8
Section 10.9
Section 10.10
Section 10.11
Section 10.12
Section 10.13
Section 10.14
Section 10.15
Section 11
Section 11.1
Section 11.2
Section 11.3
Section 11.4
Section 11.5
Section 11.6
Section 11.7
Section 11.8
Section 11.9
Section 11.10
Section 11.11
Section 11.12
Section 11.13
Section 11.14
Section 11.15
Section 12
Section 12.1
Section 12.2
Section 12.3
Section 12.4
Section 12.5
Section 12.6
Section 12.7
Section 12.8
Section 12.9
Section 12.10
Section 12.11
Section 12.12
Section 12.13
Section 12.14
Section 12.15
Section 13
Section 13.1
Section 13.2
Section 13.3
Section 13.4
Section 13.5
Section 13.6
Section 13.7
Section 13.8
Section 13.9
Section 13.10
Section 13.11
Section 13.12
Section 13.13
Section 13.14
Section 13.15
Section 14
Section 14.1
Section 14.2
Section 14.3
Section 14.4
Section 14.5
Section 14.6
Section 14.7
Section 14.8
Section 14.9
Section 14.10
Section 14.11
Section 14.12
Section 14.13
Section 14.14
Section 14.15
Section 15
Section 15.1
Section 15.2
Section 15.3
Section 15.4
Section 15.5
Section 15.6
Section 15.7
Section 15.8
Section 15.9
Section 15.10
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Section 15.13
Section 15.14
Section 15.15
Meet the Scientists
Joan Horvath
Executive Director
Global Space League

Joan Horvath is the executive director for the Global Space League, a nonprofit group that encourages science experimentation and interest among kindergarteners to college students. She is also the founder and CEO of Takeoff Technologies LLC, providing aerospace technologies consulting to the private sector, primarily the entertainment industry.

She previously served 16 years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a true "rocket scientist". Horvath has a master's degree in mechanical, aerospace and nuclear engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles.

 

 

 
Skewer
Flying at speeds of up to 200 mph and armed with a built-in lance, this is undoubtedly one of the top predators on Darwin IV. More...
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