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Intuitive Machines and a nuclear reactor for the Moon

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - March 29, 2024 11:21 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Chief Scientist for Intuitive Machines, Ben Bussey, joins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham to talk through IM-1, the first US soft landing on the Moon since 1972. They discuss the landing, the broken legs, experiments and whether the IM control room is really based on Star Trek. Sue also travels...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Intuitive Machines and a nuclear reactor for the Moon

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - March 29, 2024 11:21 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratings
Chief Scientist for Intuitive Machines, Ben Bussey, joins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham to talk through IM-1, the first US soft landing on the Moon since 1972. They discuss the landing, the broken legs, experiments and whether the IM control room is really based on Star Trek. Sue also travels...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Intuitive Machines and a nuclear reactor for the Moon

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - March 29, 2024 11:21 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 68 ratings
Chief Scientist for Intuitive Machines, Ben Bussey, joins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham to talk through IM-1, the first US soft landing on the Moon since 1972. They discuss the landing, the broken legs, experiments and whether the IM control room is really based on Star Trek. Sue also travels...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

America's return to the Moon and UK lunar ambitions

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - February 28, 2024 02:12 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
After the first soft Moon landing from the US in over 50 years, Ken Kremer shares his excitement for Intuitive Machine's Odysseus lander, NASA's ongoing lunar ambitions, and his concerns over China stealing a lunar edge. Also UK Space Agency Head of Space Exploration, Libby Jackson on Artemis 2 a...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

America's return to the Moon and UK lunar ambitions

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - February 28, 2024 02:12 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratings
After the first soft Moon landing from the US in over 50 years, Ken Kremer shares his excitement for Intuitive Machine's Odysseus lander, NASA's ongoing lunar ambitions, and his concerns over China stealing a lunar edge. Also UK Space Agency Head of Space Exploration, Libby Jackson on Artemis 2 a...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

America's return to the Moon and UK lunar ambitions

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - February 28, 2024 02:12 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 68 ratings
After the first soft Moon landing from the US in over 50 years, Ken Kremer shares his excitement for Intuitive Machine's Odysseus lander, NASA's ongoing lunar ambitions, and his concerns over China stealing a lunar edge. Also UK Space Agency Head of Space Exploration, Libby Jackson on Artemis 2 a...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Moonwalkers, and NASA flight director Gerry Griffin

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - January 29, 2024 10:53 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Legendary NASA flight director Gerry Griffin and award-winning filmmaker Chris Riley join Space Boffins after a showing of London's immersive Moonwalkers exhibition. Gerry discusses working on the Apollo missions and that infamous SCE to AUX switch as well as his thoughts on Artemis and a verdict...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Moonwalkers, and NASA flight director Gerry Griffin

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - January 29, 2024 10:53 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratings
Legendary NASA flight director Gerry Griffin and award-winning filmmaker Chris Riley join Space Boffins after a showing of London's immersive Moonwalkers exhibition. Gerry discusses working on the Apollo missions and that infamous SCE to AUX switch as well as his thoughts on Artemis and a verdict...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Moonwalkers, and NASA flight director Gerry Griffin

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - January 29, 2024 10:53 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 68 ratings
Legendary NASA flight director Gerry Griffin and award-winning filmmaker Chris Riley join Space Boffins after a showing of London's immersive Moonwalkers exhibition. Gerry discusses working on the Apollo missions and that infamous SCE to AUX switch as well as his thoughts on Artemis and a verdict...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Frank Borman - Apollo Legend

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - December 18, 2023 02:22 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
It's a seasonal special from Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham with a previously unbroadcast interview with Apollo-era legend Frank Borman. Commander of Gemini 7 and Apollo 8, Colonel Borman passed away in November 2023 aged 95. His Apollo 8 mission was the first manned mission to t...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Frank Borman - Apollo Legend

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - December 18, 2023 02:22 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 68 ratings
It's a seasonal special from Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham with a previously unbroadcast interview with Apollo-era legend Frank Borman. Commander of Gemini 7 and Apollo 8, Colonel Borman passed away in November 2023 aged 95. His Apollo 8 mission was the first manned mission to t...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Frank Borman - Apollo Legend

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - December 18, 2023 02:22 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratings
It's a seasonal special from Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham with a previously unbroadcast interview with Apollo-era legend Frank Borman. Commander of Gemini 7 and Apollo 8, Colonel Borman passed away in November 2023 aged 95. His Apollo 8 mission was the first manned mission to t...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Brits in Space!

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - October 30, 2023 07:49 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 8 ratings
With the announcement of a planned all-UK astronaut mission, hosts Richard Hollingham and Sue Nelson chat to ESA reserve astronaut Meganne Christian about astronaut selection, life in Antarctica and commercial space stations. Tim Peake - the possible commander of the Axiom mission - talks about h...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Brits in Space!

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - October 30, 2023 07:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 68 ratings
With the announcement of a planned all-UK astronaut mission, hosts Richard Hollingham and Sue Nelson chat to ESA reserve astronaut Meganne Christian about astronaut selection, life in Antarctica and commercial space stations. Tim Peake - the possible commander of the Axiom mission - talks about h...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Brits in Space!

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - October 30, 2023 07:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
With the announcement of a planned all-UK astronaut mission, hosts Richard Hollingham and Sue Nelson chat to ESA reserve astronaut Meganne Christian about astronaut selection, life in Antarctica and commercial space stations. Tim Peake - the possible commander of the Axiom mission - talks about h...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Shuttle Blankets and Space Burials

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - October 08, 2023 08:29 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A Shuttle emergency you may not have heard of, sending your DNA into space, and a scientist studying the samples from asteroid Bennu. Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham meet Natural History Museum meteorites curator, Natasha Vasiliki Almeida, and talk to Celestis founder, Charles Chafer, about sen...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Shuttle Blankets and Space Burials

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - October 08, 2023 08:29 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 68 ratings
A Shuttle emergency you may not have heard of, sending your DNA into space, and a scientist studying the samples from asteroid Bennu. Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham meet Natural History Museum meteorites curator, Natasha Vasiliki Almeida, and talk to Celestis founder, Charles Chafer, about sen...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Shuttle Blankets and Space Burials

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - October 08, 2023 08:29 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratings
A Shuttle emergency you may not have heard of, sending your DNA into space, and a scientist studying the samples from asteroid Bennu. Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham meet Natural History Museum meteorites curator, Natasha Vasiliki Almeida, and talk to Celestis founder, Charles Chafer, about sen...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Gui Bluford, and the end of ESA's Aeolus

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - August 28, 2023 01:50 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 68 ratings
We celebrate the 40th anniversary of the flight of the first black astronaut, Gui Bluford and speak to Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Lisa Cortes, directors of The Space Race, which tells the story of the men who should have become astronauts in the 1960s - Ed Dwight and Bob Lawrence. Also, India's...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Gui Bluford, and the end of ESA's Aeolus

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - August 28, 2023 01:50 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratings
We celebrate the 40th anniversary of the flight of the first black astronaut, Gui Bluford and speak to Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Lisa Cortes, directors of The Space Race, which tells the story of the men who should have become astronauts in the 1960s - Ed Dwight and Bob Lawrence. Also, India's...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Gui Bluford, and the end of ESA's Aeolus

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - August 28, 2023 01:50 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
We celebrate the 40th anniversary of the flight of the first black astronaut, Gui Bluford and speak to Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Lisa Cortes, directors of The Space Race, which tells the story of the men who should have become astronauts in the 1960s - Ed Dwight and Bob Lawrence. Also, India's...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Space junk, giant claws and dark skies

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - July 28, 2023 08:04 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This month it's all about the space environment - how do you remove space debris from orbit and make space more sustainable? The Earth Space Sustainability Initiative's (ESSI) Stuart Clark discusses missions to remove dead satellites, and Nick Shave of Astroscale and Clearspace's Rory Holmes expl...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Space junk, giant claws and dark skies

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - July 28, 2023 08:04 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 68 ratings
This month it's all about the space environment - how do you remove space debris from orbit and make space more sustainable? The Earth Space Sustainability Initiative's (ESSI) Stuart Clark discusses missions to remove dead satellites, and Nick Shave of Astroscale and Clearspace's Rory Holmes expl...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Space junk, giant claws and dark skies

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - July 28, 2023 08:04 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratings
This month it's all about the space environment - how do you remove space debris from orbit and make space more sustainable? The Earth Space Sustainability Initiative's (ESSI) Stuart Clark discusses missions to remove dead satellites, and Nick Shave of Astroscale and Clearspace's Rory Holmes expl...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Space broadcast legend and 20 years at Mars

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - June 19, 2023 00:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Irish journalist Leo Enright joins us to discuss commentating on Apollo 17, an unfortunate celebrity encounter, the world's first astronomers, 20 years of Mars Express, sun angles on the Moon and the worst-named European mission. Sue continues her reports from the Artemis European Service Module ...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Space broadcast legend and 20 years at Mars

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - June 19, 2023 00:11 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 8 ratings
Irish journalist Leo Enright joins us to discuss commentating on Apollo 17, an unfortunate celebrity encounter, the world's first astronomers, 20 years of Mars Express, sun angles on the Moon and the worst-named European mission. Sue continues her reports from the Artemis European Service Module ...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Space broadcast legend and 20 years at Mars

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - June 19, 2023 00:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 68 ratings
Irish journalist Leo Enright joins us to discuss commentating on Apollo 17, an unfortunate celebrity encounter, the world's first astronomers, 20 years of Mars Express, sun angles on the Moon and the worst-named European mission. Sue continues her reports from the Artemis European Service Module ...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Hitchin to Houston: NASA's new science head

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - May 02, 2023 09:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
NASA's new head of science, Dr Nicola Fox, joins Space Boffins to chat about Mars sample return, solar missions and asteroids. Also, ESA new astronaut recruit, Pablo Alvarez, and experienced astronaut Alexander Gerst on preparations for the Artemis missions to the Moon, and we discuss the joy of ...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Hitchin to Houston: NASA's new science head

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - May 02, 2023 09:49 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 8 ratings
NASA's new head of science, Dr Nicola Fox, joins Space Boffins to chat about Mars sample return, solar missions and asteroids. Also, ESA new astronaut recruit, Pablo Alvarez, and experienced astronaut Alexander Gerst on preparations for the Artemis missions to the Moon, and we discuss the joy of ...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists artwork

Hitchin to Houston: NASA's new science head

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - May 02, 2023 09:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 68 ratings
NASA's new head of science, Dr Nicola Fox, joins Space Boffins to chat about Mars sample return, solar missions and asteroids. Also, ESA new astronaut recruit, Pablo Alvarez, and experienced astronaut Alexander Gerst on preparations for the Artemis missions to the Moon, and we discuss the joy of ...