Episodes

  • Starliner’s next move and a deep dive into Gemini program

    Starliner’s next move and a deep dive into Gemini program
    Dec 2 2025
    Boeing’s Starliner could fly as early as next year, but without a crew. NASA has revised its original commercial crew contract with Boeing. Plus, the book “Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, The Untold Story,” highlights the idea that the Gemini program was crucial to bringing the Apollo moon landings to fruition.
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    28 mins
  • “Rocket Dreams” chronicles trillion-dollar commercial space race

    “Rocket Dreams” chronicles trillion-dollar commercial space race
    Nov 25 2025
    Washington Post’s Christian Davenport explores how Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are shaping a new commercial space industry
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    28 mins
  • The politics of space and the latest night sky observations

    The politics of space and the latest night sky observations
    Nov 18 2025
    The politics behind NASA and space exploration, plus a look at what you can see in the skies this fall.
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    28 mins
  • A NASA nominee’s second shot and mimicking space environments here on Earth

    A NASA nominee’s second shot and mimicking space environments here on Earth
    Nov 12 2025
    Jared Isaacman has once again been nominated to be NASA's administrator. Plus, analog missions, or environments that mimic places like the moon and mars, are helping prepare humans for future missions in space.
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    28 mins
  • Launching a new mission to Mars

    Launching a new mission to Mars
    Nov 5 2025
    Blue Origin will launch its massive rocket, New Glenn, from Florida for the second time. The mission will also take two twin spacecraft to orbit Mars and study the planet’s magnetosphere.
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    28 mins
  • The spooks of science fiction and science fact

    The spooks of science fiction and science fact
    Oct 28 2025
    A critics favorite science fiction and horror films plus a look at the factual haunts of the cosmos.
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    28 mins
  • Federal funding and the future of space science missions

    Federal funding and the future of space science missions
    Oct 21 2025
    The future of the Juno mission is uncertain after the probe's extension ended on Sept. 30, right before the government shutdown. Plus, the OSIRIS-APEX mission continues on after almost being cancelled. The mission will study the asteroid Apophis as it flies close to Earth in 2029.
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    28 mins
  • Keeping space clean and developing a green thumb off planet

    Keeping space clean and developing a green thumb off planet
    Oct 14 2025
    With over a 100 million pieces of space junk around our planet, scientists researchers, and the public are concerned over how we treat our world and the repercussions of leaving trash in space. Plus, we can learn a lot from plants on how space impacts biological life, like people.
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    28 mins