On The Space Show for Wednesday, 31 July 2024:

The cancellation of the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover or VIPER mission:

Details of the rover's objectives and instrumentation by Anthony Colaprete (Project Scientist, VIPER, Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California), and the cancellation announcement and explanation by Niki Fox and Joel Kearns (NASA HQ, Washington). (Inserts courtesy NASA)

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 17 July 2024:

Remembering Joe Engle:

To mark the death last week of Joe Engle, a recounting of his experiences flying the X-15 and the Space Shuttle.

Searching for Skylab:

Remembering the 45th anniversary of the crash of Skylab near Esperance in Western Australia, Skylab 2 astronaut Joe Kerwin and Australian filmmaker Dwight Steven-Boniecki discuss Skylab and the documentary film Searching For Skylab. Kerwin discusses his time in Australia as NASA representative. (Interviewer: Peter Aylward).

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 10 July 2024:

Ariane 6 launched:

The successful inaugural flight of Europe’s newest and largest launch vehicle, Ariane 6.

International Space Station de-orbit vehicle contract awarded to SpaceX:

The ISS is scheduled to be de-orbited in 2030.

The Rise and Fall of Skylab:

On the 45th anniversary of the fall of Skylab, physician-astronaut Joe Kerwin in conversation with the late Peter Aylward, describes how he and his Skylab 2 crewmates saved the damaged space station. The feature includes contemporary commentary by legendary NASA flight director Gene Kranz and the BBC’s Alistair Cooke (Letter from America).