Craig Hardgrove talks to Mars on a regular basis! Craig has a degree in Planetary Science, is a member of the Curiosity Mars Rover Science Team and now leads a mission to map water on the Moon. He tells us what a research scientist does and what the privatization of space exploration means for jobs.

Connect with Craig

Twitter: @hardgrove

Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/guardian-radio-network-guardian/id607799620?mt=2

website: http://www.astrumterra.com/chardgrove/

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