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
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Episode 329: Gemini 1, Discovery, and Atlantis
Episode | April 8th, 2018 | Season 1 | 4 mins 56 secs
commercial imaging, digital globe, ellen ochoa, gemini, gemini 1, iss, iss assembly mission, nasa history, shuttle flights, space podcast, space podcasts, space shuttle, uncrewed
Happy Sunday everyone!
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Episode 328: Catching Up With Compton
Episode | April 7th, 2018 | Season 1 | 6 mins 20 secs
astronomy, compton, compton gamma ray observatory, eva, gamma ray burst, gamma rays, grb, satellite deployment, shuttle, shuttle launch, space podcast, space podcasts, space shuttle, sts 37
Happy Saturday everyone! Apologies this episode is coming out later, I've been incredibly busy the past few days and am catching up on some podcasting.
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Episode 327: Solar Max: On-Orbit Spacecraft Repair
Episode | April 6th, 2018 | Season 1 | 8 mins 7 secs
space podcast, space podcasts
Happy Friday, I hope all of you have a great weekend!
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Episode 326: Happy First Contact Day!
Episode | April 5th, 2018 | Season 1 | 12 mins 19 secs
borg, first contact, memory alpha, pop culture, sci fi, science fiction, space podcast, space podcasts, star trek, star trek first contact, the borg, vulcan, vulcans
Happy First Contact Day everyone!
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Episode 325: The First Flight of the Challenger
Episode | April 4th, 2018 | Season 1 | 7 mins 1 sec
challenger, columbia, commentary, history, martin luther king, martin luther king jr, mlk, mlk jr, nasa, shuttle, shuttle history, skylab, space history, space podcast, space podcasts, sts 6, sts 83
I've got a mix of history in today's episode. Give it a listen and have a wonderful day!
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Episode 324: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Episode | April 3rd, 2018 | Season 1 | 7 mins 27 secs
2001 a space odyssey, arthur c clarke, arthur clarke, clarke, discovery, kubrick, movie, pop culture, science fiction, scifi, space odyssey, space podcast, space podcasts, stanley kubrick
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Episode 323: Space Coins!
Episode | April 2nd, 2018 | Season 1 | 7 mins 6 secs
clyde tombaugh, coins, crs, crs 14, crs8, curiosity, curiosity rover, dragon, dragon capsule, falcon, falcon 9, hp printer, mars, medallions, new horizons, pluto, space podcast, space podcasts, spacex, spacex dragon, us mint
Happy Monday, I hope all of you had a fantastic weekend :) Today's episode has some space coins plus a SpaceX update, so check it out!
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Episode 322: An ISS Easter Egg Hunt
Episode | April 1st, 2018 | Season 1 | 6 mins 6 secs
education, goes, goes satellites, nasa, nasa education, space podcast, space podcasts, stem ed, stem education, tiros, tiros 1, weather satellite imagery, weather satellites
Happy Christmas everyone! April Fools', happy Easter :) Let me know if you have any questions, email me at [email protected]. Send questions, ideas, or comments and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)
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Episode 321: Sir Isaac Newton
Episode | March 31st, 2018 | Season 1 | 8 mins 18 secs
birthday, history, insight lander, isaac newton, laws of motion, mars, newton, newtonian physics, physics, physics education, sir isaac newton, space podcast, space podcasts, stem, stem ed
Happy Saturday everyone! Let me know if you have any questions, email me at [email protected]. Send questions, ideas, or comments and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)
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Episode 320: Reused Rockets and White Sands
Episode | March 30th, 2018 | Season 1 | 6 mins 33 secs
block 5, block 5 falcon 9, columbia, falcon 9, falcon 9 news, gordon fullerton, jack lousma, johnson space center, jsc, nasa history, oral history, oral history project, reusability, rocket launch, shuttle landing, space podcast, space podcasts, space shuttle, space shuttle columbia, spacex, spacex news, sts 3, white sands, white sands space harbor
Happy Friday everyone! Let me know if you have any questions, email me at [email protected]. Send questions, ideas, or comments and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)
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Episode 319: Assignment: Earth
Episode | March 29th, 2018 | Season 1 | 8 mins 14 secs
drew feustel, eva, expedition 55, falcon 9, iridium, iridium next, iss, pop culture, ricky arnold, scifi, space podcast, space podcasts, space walk, spacex, star trek, star trek the original series, tos
We've got some fun Star Trek history plus news! Let me know if you have any questions, email me at [email protected]. Send questions, ideas, or comments and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out :)
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Episode 318: Saturn 1 and NASA’s Women of STEM
Episode | March 28th, 2018 | Season 1 | 5 mins 21 secs
dna, dna sequencing, expedition 48, expedition 49, iss, kate rubins, ldef, materials exposure, nasa, nasa history, nasa women, space podcast, space podcasts, stem, stem ed, stem education, women in space, women in stem
I hope all of you have a fantastic Wednesday!
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Episode 317: Mariner 7 and the JWST Slips to 2020
Episode | March 27th, 2018 | Season 1 | 6 mins 23 secs
enterprise, iridium, james webb space telescope, jwst, mariner, mariner 7, space podcast, space podcasts, spacex, star trek, star trek enterprise
Enjoy some history, news, and pop culture in today's episode. Don't forget; you can reach me through email, [email protected]. Send questions, ideas, or comments to this email, and I will respond to you!
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Episode 316: The Explorer Program: A Legacy of Discovery
Episode | March 26th, 2018 | Season 1 | 6 mins 52 secs
explorer 3, explorer program, gamma ray bursts, gamma rays, launch, launch schedule, space podcast, space podcasts, spacex, swift, swift observatory, tess
Happy Monday everyone, check out the latest episode and let me know what you think!
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Episode 315: Explorer 10 and a Birthday
Episode | March 25th, 2018 | Season 1 | 5 mins 38 secs
explorer 10, explorer program, italy, jim lovell, jim remar, san marco, san marco platform, space podcast, space podcasts
Happy Sunday!
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Episode 314: Falcon 1- Flight 1, Atlantis, and Jules Verne
Episode | March 24th, 2018 | Season 1 | 6 mins 36 secs
atlantis, charlie bolden, falcon 1, falcon rocket, jules verne, kathy sullivan, mercury redstone, redstone, scifi, space podcast, space podcasts, space shuttle, spacelab, spacex, von braun
Happy Saturday, I hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend!