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 240: LDEF and a SpaceX Zuma Mission Update

    Episode  |  January 9th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 32 secs
    challenger, columbia, ldef, loren grush, northrop grumman, secret satellite, shuttle challenger, space news, space science, space shuttle, spacex, the dream is alive, the verge, zuma

    Late breaking news today so the episode is out a bit later! Check it out :)

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    Episode 239: The Cosmosphere Podcast Episode 4- Triumph and Tragedy, Part 2

    Episode  |  January 8th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  29 mins 24 secs
    apollo 1, challenger disaster, columbia disaster, cosmosphere, mirror universe, nasa history, star trek, star trek discovery

    Happy Monday!

  • Episode 238: The Cosmosphere Podcast Episode 4- Triumph and Tragedy, Part 1

    Episode  |  January 7th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  17 mins 54 secs
    cosmosphere, f1 engine, interview, mission control, mocr, restoration, ryan gosling, saturn v, spaceworks

    Happy Sunday!

  • Episode 237: Lunar Prospecting

    Episode  |  January 6th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 42 secs
    astronaut, birthday, iss, luna, lunar, lunar prospecting, lunar prospector, michael foale, mir, moon

    Happy Saturday everyone! Today's episode has a bit of space history and an astronaut birthday. Check it out!

  • Episode 236: Space Horizons at the end of Apollo

    Episode  |  January 5th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  12 mins 33 secs
    apollo, fletcher, james fletcher, nixon, richard nixon, shuttle, space policy, space shuttle

    Happy Friday!

  • Episode 235: Catching up With Spirit

    Episode  |  January 4th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 15 secs
    exoplanets, hot jupiter, hot jupiters, kepler, kepler space telescope, mars, mars exploration, mars exploration rover, mars geology, mer, opportunity, spirit, spirit rover, transit, transit method, transit photometry

    It has been a crazy past few days of podcasting. Tomorrow I'm sharing the latest episode of The Cosmosphere Podcast, so make sure you subscribe and pass along the information to your friends.

  • Episode 234: Emissary

    Episode  |  January 3rd, 2018  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 15 secs
    25, deep space 2, deep space nine, ds9, mars, mars is hard, mars polar lander, mission failure, pop culture, rocket launch, sisko, star trek

    I've got some pop culture and mission history today. Check out the episode!

  • Episode 233: Luna 1

    Episode  |  January 2nd, 2018  |  Season 1  |  3 mins 51 secs
    falcon heavy, falcon rocket, luna 1, soviet space history, spacex

  • Episode 232: Happy New Year's Day

    Episode  |  January 1st, 2018  |  Season 1  |  7 mins 9 secs
    birthday, mr rogers

  • Episode 231: My Favorite News Stories of 2017

    Episode  |  December 31st, 2017  |  Season 1  |  4 mins 42 secs
    2017, new years, news, news roundup, space news

    Happy New Year's Eve!

  • Episode 230: My Favorite Episodes of 2017

    Episode  |  December 30th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  4 mins 30 secs
    2017, yearly wrap up

    Well, this was one heck of a week. It's hard to believe 2017 is coming to a close! Bring on 2018!

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    Episode 229: The Trouble with Tribbles & Schedules: Hannah Arendt, Part Two

    Episode  |  December 29th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  8 mins 18 secs
    arendt, communication, hannah arendt, philosophy, political philosophy, political theory, pop culture, sci comm, science communication, space history, star trek, stem, theory, tribbles

    Apologies for the late release today!

  • Episode 228: Hannah Arendt- The Conquest of Space

    Episode  |  December 28th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  8 mins 59 secs
    arendt, communication, communications, hannah arendt, philosopohy, sci comm, science communication, speaking, stem, writing

    I'm mixing it up today with some political philosophy. Enjoy!

  • Episode 227: Kepler

    Episode  |  December 27th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  10 mins 19 secs
    apollo 8, astronomy, kepler, kepler laws, keplers laws, keplers three laws, planetary motion, space history

    Kepler and some Apollo history for today's episode!

  • Episode 226: Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery

    Episode  |  December 26th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 23 secs
    book, book review, endurance, kelly, memoir, scott kelly

    Happy Tuesday!

  • Episode 225: Christmas in Space

    Episode  |  December 25th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 6 secs
    apollo 8, christmas, christmas in space, christmas tree, iss, skylab 4

    Merry Christmas!