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Talk with Radiation Expert Günther Reitz | Talking Germany

581 views · Published 4 February 2014 · 35:12 · Indexed 28 September 2026

Channel: DW News · 2014 · Entertainment

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Curiosity is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission. Also part of the mission is German radiation expert Günther Reitz. On Talking Germany, he talks about the challenges of outer space.
 64-year-old Günther Reitz is an expert on cosmic rays. After working on NASA'sApollo program, he joined the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Cologne in 1975 and still runs its Radiation Biology Unit. His latest project is NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity. A die-hard sci-fi fan, he dreams of a day when mankind will not only travel to Mars but will be able to journey through the entire solar system. For more go to http://www.dw.de/program/talking-germany/s-11937-9798

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