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 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.

  • Episode 281: SpaceX and CRS: a Brief History

    Episode  |  February 19th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 52 secs
    commercial cargo, commercial resupply, cots, crs, dragon, dragon capsule, falcon 9, falcon 9 rocket, international space station, iss, resupply, space podcast, space podcasts, spacex, spacex dragon, spacex podcast

    My part of Colorado got a fair bit of snow this afternoon which put me behind schedule with today's episode. Longer drive time plus shoveling isn't overly fun. Thank you for making me part of your daily routine, I appreciate your time and your ears!

  • Episode 280: Pluto and The First Captive Carry Flight of Enterprise

    Episode  |  February 18th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  4 mins
    astronomer, astronomy, blinkometer, clyde tombaugh, enterprise, pluto, pluto new horizons, space podcast, space podcasts, tombaugh

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

  • Episode 279: SpaceX Launch Updates, Vanguard 2, and the IGY

    Episode  |  February 17th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 35 secs
    igy, international geophysical year, nasa, nasa history, space podcast, space podcasts, spacex, spacex launches, vandenberg, vandenberg air force base, vanguard, vanguard 2

    SpaceX launch updates, Vanguard 2, and the International Geophysical Year. I will cover the IGY in greater detail soon, but for now, check out some of the links below for more information.

  • Episode 278: Question Time #1

    Episode  |  February 16th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  10 mins 35 secs
    digital amnesia, digital history, explorer 9, history, nasa history, podcasting, question time, questions, questions and answers, research, researching, space history, space podcast, space podcasts, spacex

    Happy Friday! We're kicking off a new series of Q&A episodes that I'm hoping to do at least twice a month.

  • Episode 277: Chelyabinsk and Galileo (Oh, and Q)

    Episode  |  February 15th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 43 secs
    apollo 15, chelyabinsk, galileo, gravity, meteor, meteors, planetary defense, pop culture, q, scifi, space podcast, space podcasts, star trek, the next generation

    Meteors, Galileo, and the omnipotent being known as Q.

  • Episode 276: NEAR Shoemaker, Voyager 1, Solar Max, and Sky-Brasil 1

    Episode  |  February 14th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 28 secs
    ariane 5, asteroid, challenger, directv, falcon 9, near shoemaker, pale blue dot, shoemaker, solar max, space podcast, space podcasts, space shuttle, spacex, spacex internet, starlink, telstar, the dream is alive, voyager 1

    Happy Valentine's Day! Thank you for making me part of your daily routine! Now, on with the podcast!

  • Episode 275: Vega, Star Trek, and What I'm Listening to (Oh, and 275 Episodes!)

    Episode  |  February 13th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 40 secs
    clint howard, esa, lageos, lares, laser, lasers, podcast, podcasting, podcasts, pop culture, science, science fiction, scifi, space podcast, space podcasts, star trek, star trek discovery, vega, vega rocket

    275 Episodes in! We are closing in on one year and I'm incredibly grateful to everyone that's joined me on this journey! Thank you for making me part of your daily routine! Now, on with the podcast!

  • Episode 274: Venera 1, HALCA, and We’ve Got a Budget Request

    Episode  |  February 12th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  8 mins 28 secs
    budget, budget request, falcon heavy, halca, nasa, nasa budget, sls, space budget, space podcast, space podcasts, spacex, venera 1, venus

  • Episode 273: Hubble, Radar, Solar Dynamics, and DSCOVR

    Episode  |  February 11th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 54 secs
    earth science, hubble, hubble mission, hubble servicing mission, james webb space telescope, jwst, radar, radar topography, science, sdo, shuttle, solar dynamics observatory, space podcast, space podcasts, space shuttle, spacex, webb

    Happy Sunday everyone! This week has been jam-packed. I hope you enjoyed my New Horizons interview the past two episodes. Shoot me a message with your thoughts.