The Space Shot

A concentrated dose of space awesomeness, delivered right to your podcast feed.

About the show

Subscribe and check out the massive back catalog (Season 1 has 365 episodes) for some excellent bite-sized pieces of space history, pop culture, science, and more. Whether you're into history, science, pop-culture, or current events, there's something for you here at The Space Shot.

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Episodes and Blog Entries

  • Episode 297: The Cosmosphere Podcast Episode 6- "Revitalization- Be a Spark"

    Episode  |  March 7th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  44 mins 56 secs
    apollo, cosmosphere, gemini, mercury, space history, space podcast, space podcasts

    Check out the latest Cosmosphere Podcast today. I've been going to the Cosmosphere since I was a little kid, so check out the show notes to learn more about my favorite space museum.

  • Episode 296: Dawn at Ceres and The Kepler Space Telescope

    Episode  |  March 6th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  7 mins 42 secs
    ceres, dawn, dwarf planet, education, exoplanets, ice, kepler, kepler space telescope, planetary science, science, space podcast, space podcasts, stem, water

    From today until next Saturday, March 10th, share The Space Shot with your friends and family and let me know about it. I've got something fantastic for those of you that share the podcast and let me know you've done so. We're on a mission to share the wonders of space, history, and pop culture, so I've got something that will go along nicely since you're part of the podcasting crew ;)

  • Episode 295: A Jupiter Flyby With Voyager 1 (Plus STEM Education Resources)

    Episode  |  March 5th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 16 secs
    education, grand tour, jupiter, nasa, nasa eyes app, nasa history, space podcast, space podcasts, stem, voyager 1, voyager program

    Check out this episode if you're a teacher. I've got a bit of history plus some educational resources you may find extremely interesting!

  • Episode 294: Pioneer 4, Apollo 9, and STS-62

    Episode  |  March 4th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 39 secs
    apollo, apollo 9, command service module, csm, digital amnesia, docking, eva, gumdrop, leo, lm, lunar module, pioneer 4, protein growth, space podcast, space podcasts, spider, sts 62

    From today until next Saturday, March 10th, share The Space Shot with your friends and family and let me know about it. I've got something fantastic for those of you that share the podcast and let me know you've done so. We're on a mission to share the wonders of space, history, and pop culture, so I've got something that will go along nicely since you're part of the podcasting crew ;)

  • Episode 293: STEM Everyday with Chris Woods

    Episode  |  March 3rd, 2018  |  Season 1  |  29 mins 47 secs
    apollo 12, chris woods, education, educator, educators, history, interview, interviews, launches, nasa history, space podcast, space podcasts, steam, stem, stem education, stem everyday

    Happy Saturday everyone! Today's episode is awesome you really need to check it out and share it with your friends! Thanks :D

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    Episode 292: Pioneering with Pioneer 10

    Episode  |  March 2nd, 2018  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 28 secs
    james webb space telescope, jwst, microgravity, pioneer, pioneer 10, protein crystals, space podcast, space podcasts, space shuttle, sts67

    Happy Friday! Thank you for making me part of your daily routine, I appreciate your time and your ears!

  • Episode 291: Venusian Missions, a Hubble Servicing Mission, Two SpaceX Launches, and 340 Days in Space

    Episode  |  March 1st, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 29 secs
    falcon 9, hubble space telescope, scott kelly, shuttle, space podcast, space podcasts, space shuttle, spacex, venera, venus, venusian, year in space

  • Episode 290: Discoverer 1, STS-36, and Some News!

    Episode  |  February 28th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 4 secs
    atlantis, corona, expedition 54, iss, national security, shuttle atlantis, space podcast, space podcasts, space shuttle, spy satellite, sts, sts 36, vandenberg air force base

    Apologies for the late episode. Having a cold and producing a daily podcast isn't a very fun mix.

  • Episode 289: Positively Thrilled and Delighted for the Future

    Episode  |  February 27th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  7 mins 21 secs
    exploration, history, pop culture, positivity, solar system exploration, space podcast, space podcasts, spaceflight now, spacex

    Thank you for making me part of your daily routine, I appreciate your time and your ears!

    I'm fighting a cold, so apologies for sounding pretty rough in today's episode. Still, I've got a daily podcast to run, so on with the podcast!

  • Episode 288: Apollo Saturn Mission 201 and Trans-Neptunian Objects

    Episode  |  February 26th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  4 mins 13 secs
    apollo, apollo test, edgeworth kuiper belt, kuiper belt, new horizons, pluto, rocket launch, space podcast, space podcasts, trans neptunian objects

    I'm fighting a cold, so apologies for sounding pretty rough in today's episode. Still, I've got a daily podcast to run, so on with the podcast!

  • Episode 287: Girl In Space- My Conversation with Sarah Rhea Werner

    Episode  |  February 25th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  25 mins 16 secs
    girl in space, interview, interview episode, podcast, podcasting, pop culture, sarah rhea werner, scifi, scifi podcast, scifi podcasts, space podcast, space podcasts, write now podcast, writing

    Whoa, it's Sunday again? That's a bit crazy! I forgot to mention this in today's episode, but happy birthday to my sister Martha. :)

  • Episode 286: STS-133 The Final Flight of Discovery

    Episode  |  February 24th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 8 secs
    discovery, final flight, nasa, nasa history, rocket launch, shuttle, shuttle discovery, space podcast, space podcasts, space shuttle, sts 133, the space shuttle

    Happy Saturday! I'd love if you could share this podcast with someone who enjoys space, so for your weekend homework, pick a friend, send them the link, and let me know if you refer someone to the podcast. I'd appreciate it!

  • Episode 285: A Fire on Mir

    Episode  |  February 23rd, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 38 secs
    cosmonauts, fire, fire danger, jerry linenger, life in space, mir, mir station, shuttle, shuttle mir, space podcast, space podcasts, space station

    Happy Friday everyone! I hope you have a stellar weekend! I've been working on the talk that I'm giving in April over the past few days and have started to make a dent in planning it out. I've got a lot left, but I'm happy with the progress I've made. It's going to be a lot of fun :)

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    Episode 284: Tintin, a Leaning Tower, GPS, and the Tethered Satellite System

    Episode  |  February 22nd, 2018  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 41 secs
    columbia, falcon 9, national space council, policy, shuttle, space news, space podcast, space podcasts, spacex, starlink, tethered satellite system, tintin

    Well, that Thursday went by too fast, but today's episode is finally out!

  • Episode 283: SpaceX, A Listener Question, Lost in Space, and The National Space Council

    Episode  |  February 21st, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 30 secs
    lost in space, nasa, national space council, nsc, space podcast, space podcasts, spacex, spacex launch, stem

    Space news, pop culture, space policy. It's a fun episode today, get it downloaded! :)

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    Episode 282: “Godspeed John Glenn”- The First American In Orbit

    Episode  |  February 20th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  9 mins 31 secs
    first american in orbit, friendship 7, glenn, john glenn, mercury, mercury atlas, mercury atlas 6, nasa, nasa history, space podcast, space podcasts

    Today's episode, John Glenn, astronaut and American hero.