G. Scott Hubbard has been engaged in space-related research as well as program, project, and executive management for more than 45 years, including 20 years with NASA and culminating as Director of NASA’s Ames Research Center.
As Director, and in his myriad leadership positions, Hubbard is often called upon by the media as a reliable and thoughtful voice for space exploration, particularly related to Mars.
March 2024 - OpEd by Scott Hubbard. NASA’s ambitious goal of sending humans to the moon and eventually Mars will require bridging the gaps among science, engineering and human spaceflight (HSF) teams.
Feb 2024 - Humans on Mars could conduct far better science than any machine.
January 2024 - Scott Hubbard is interviewed in concert with other Mars scientists on the topic of Mars terrestrial testing.
January 2024 - Scott Hubbard is interviewed as part of a broad coverage story on NASA's Mars Sample Return program.
November 2023 - McClatchy interview with Scott Hubbard on the race with China to Mars.
August 2023 - KCBS Ring Central Newsline interview on Russia's loss of contact with it's unmanned space craft and the future of NASA.
Feb 2023 - ITV24 Interview on the 20th anniversary of the Columbia space shuttle disaster.
The 2022 Amazon Original documentary, "Good Night Oppy", featuring an opening by Scott Hubbard, tells the true story of Opportunity, the rover that was sent to Mars for a 90-day mission but ended up surviving for 14 years.
Feb 2023 - Sky News interview on the aftermath of the 2003 Columbia space shuttle disaster.
2003 Columbia Accident Investigation Board Video Interview with Scott Hubbard - NASA Ames Center Director, 2002-2006.
Dec 2022 - For decades, the search for extraterrestrial life was a fringe pursuit; now, experts are taking it seriously.
November 2022 - KQED Forum host Rahcel Myrow discusses the search for life beyond our planet with G. Scott Hubbard and others.
Sept 2022 - Stanford physicist and former director of NASA’s Ames Research Center, Scott Hubbard is an experienced and talented planetary researcher, and described the present and coming eras of Mars exploration at Starmus VI in Armenia. Photo by David Eicher
September 13, 2022 - Op-ed | Whither Mars or Wither Mars? by Bruce Jakosky and Scott Hubbard
July 2021 - Forum host Alexis Madrigal discusses the future of commercial exploration with G. Scott Hubbard and others.
June 2022 - Scott joins We Martians Podcast host Jake Robins to talk about how things have and continue to change with the Mars Space Program at NASA and what it means for the future.
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June 2021 - Business Insider - "Why Two Pounds of Dirt From Mars Costs $9 Billion"
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"Historic SpaceX Launch Set to Saturday" - May 28, 2020
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"A short history of Mars....in rhyming verse" - July.31, 2012
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"Curiosity Rover Attempts Mars Landing" - Aug. 03, 2012
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"The rock that inspired Mars exploration" - Aug. 03, 2012
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