To the Moon, Mars, and Beyond!

By Kaye McIntyre

Published January 23, 2016 at 4:00 AM CST

IMAGE: After Hours at the Library Fundraiser: Out of this World Celebration (detail) designed by Billy Pilgrim

January 24, 2016: It's a space-themed KPR Presents this week, featuring Gene Kranz of the Apollo 13 mission. We'll hear about the Lawrence Public Library's "Read Across Lawrence" of the best-selling book, The Martian, and find out why the solar system is in the news this week. Also, Kansas filmmaker Kevin Willmott talks about his latest movie, Chi-Raq.

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Kaye McIntyre

Kaye starts her weekends the same way you do: with Weekend Edition, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, This American Life, and The Moth Radio Hour. She started at Kansas Public Radio in 2001; in 2006, she became the producer of our weekly public affairs program, KPR Presents, which changed its name in 2025 to Prairie Journal. In her spare time, she loves to read, travel, and attend theater.

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