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 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.

  • Episode 272: New Horizons- Part 2 of My Conversation With Kelsi Singer and Joel Parker

    Episode  |  February 10th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  21 mins 25 secs
    cosmosphere, cosmosphere podcast, deep space, kuiper belt, nasa, new horizons, planetary science, pluto, space podcast, space podcasts

    I spoke with Kelsi Singer and Joel Parker for this episode and I had a great time visiting them at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado. This conversation originally aired on The Cosmosphere Podcast.

  • Episode 271: New Horizons- Part 1 of My Conversation With Kelsi Singer and Joel Parker

    Episode  |  February 9th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  22 mins 59 secs
    deep space, kuiper belt, nasa, new horizons, planetary science, pluto, space podcast, space podcasts

    I spoke with Kelsi Singer and Joel Parker for this episode and I had a great time visiting them at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado. This conversation originally aired on The Cosmosphere Podcast.

  • Episode 270: Tranquility and the Cupola

    Episode  |  February 8th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 21 secs
    space podcast, space podcasts

  • Episode 269: That Was Awesome!

    Episode  |  February 7th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 18 secs
    history, space, space history, space history podcast, space podcast

  • From a "Severe Strain on Credulity" to the First Flight of the Falcon Heavy

    Episode  |  February 6th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  8 mins 38 secs
    editorial, falcon, falcon heavy, landing zone 1, new york times, nyt, reusability, spacex

    Happy Tuesday! I hope that today will be the launch day for the Falcon Heavy! Test flights are always tricky, so here's to a successful launch!

  • Episode 267: A Six Iron, Mariner 10, and Falcon Heavy Launch Eve

    Episode  |  February 5th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 43 secs
    apollo, apollo 14, falcon, falcon heavy, golf, golfing on the moon, mariner, mariner 10, spacex

    Happy Monday! Here's to a fantastic week!

  • Episode 266: My conversation with Paul Hildebrandt- "First to the Moon - The Journey of Apollo 8"

    Episode  |  February 4th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  17 mins 38 secs
    apollo 8, first to the moon, interview, nasa history

    Happy Sunday! I had a great time talking with Paul Hildebrandt this morning about "First to the Moon - The Journey of Apollo 8." Check out today's podcast and be sure to share it with your friends!