The Space Shot

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 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 264: Arrival & Where Is Everybody?

Episode  |  February 2nd, 2018  |  Season 1  |  7 mins 49 secs

alien life, arrival, churchill, exoplanets, extraterrestrial life, fermi, kepler, nasa, pop culture, scifi, tsiolkovsky

Happy Friday! I can't believe how busy this week has been and how fast it has passed. Enjoy your weekend!

Episode 262: Explorer 1, Ham, Apollo 14 and a SpaceX Water Landing

Episode  |  January 31st, 2018  |  Season 1  |  7 mins 11 secs

apollo, apollo 14, chimpanzee, elon musk, explorer, explorer 1, falcon, falcon 9, govsat 1, ham, history, nasa, spacex

Today was absolutely packed. Lunch hour interview, unpacking my office and finishing today's episode. I had a very productive day! Happy Wednesday!

Episode 260: An ISS Agreement, MOCR, and Road Tripping

Episode  |  January 29th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  4 mins 38 secs

apollo, apollo 17, cosmosphere, gene kranz, iss, johnson space center, mission control, mocr, nasa, nasa history, space history, spaceworks

Happy Monday! I spent a couple of hours at SpaceWorks today. It was a remarkable experience! Check out my Facebook page for some pictures from today!

Episode 257: Ranger 3, Lunar Probes, and Aircraft Navigation and Safety

Episode  |  January 26th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  8 mins 10 secs

aircraft, aircraft safety, b25, empire state building, lunar flyby, lunar lander, moon, naca, nasa, nasa history, ranger 7, ranger program

Happy Friday! Thanks for listening to the show!

Episode 255: Voyager 2 Passes Uranus, the Google Lunar XPRIZE, and Curie

Episode  |  January 24th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 21 secs

falcon heavy, google lunar xprize, grand tour, ice giant, ice giants, lunar, lunar xprize, moons, nasa, rocket lab, spacex, static fire, uraniun, uranus, voyager 2, voyager mission, xprize

Happy Wednesday! Today's episode has news and history, so download and listen and when you're finished, check out the links in the show notes.

Episode 250: Gemini 2 and New Horizons

Episode  |  January 19th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 22 secs

deep space, gemini, gemini 2, kuiper belt, nasa, new frontiers, new horizons, pluto, robotic missions, space history, space science

250 episodes! Thanks for joining me on this daily journey!

Episode 249: Skynet, Kilopower, and Commercial Crew

Episode  |  January 18th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  16 mins 5 secs

boeing, commercial crew, falcon, falcon 9, hearing, history, human spaceflight, jfk, kilopower, launch success rate, nasa, nuclear fission, nuclear power, rtg, skynet, spacex, subcommittee on space

I've got some audio highlights from the Commercial Crew Systems Development hearing yesterday, plus some history and news. Check out today's episode and share it with a friend!