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b'The Planetary Society\\u2019s Planetfest \\u201921 celebrated Mars and the newest visitors to the Red Planet. \\xa0Mat Kaplan shares some of his Planetfest conversation with Andy Weir, author of The Martian. We also sit down with the leader of the United Arab Emirates\\u2019 Hope mission that entered Mars orbit a few days ago. Planetary Society contributing editor Andrew Jones provides an update on China\\u2019s Tianwen-1 spacecraft that arrived within hours of Hope. \\xa0We\\u2019ll also join preparations for the landing of NASA\\u2019s Mars 2020 rover Perseverance as we hear a media briefing from mission leaders. There\\u2019s more to discover at \\xa0https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/planetfest-andy-weir-omran-sharaf-andrew-jones

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