Latest Space x Podcast Episodes
STP164 - Introducing the Vulcan Centaur Rocket - with ULA VP for Vulcan Development - Mark Peller
Space and Things - October 19, 2023 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week we talk to Mark Seller, VP of Vulcan Development at United Launch Alliance (ULA) to discuss their brand new Vulcan Centaur rocket, coming to a launch pad near you very soon. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings ULA: https://www.ulalaunch.com Vulcan: Https...
STP163 - Life on the International Space Station at a Time of War - with Stephen Walker
Space and Things - October 12, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week we welcome back Stephen Walker who recently published in the Guardian about life on the ISS during a time of war. It’s a fascinating piece and once again, Stephen Walker proves himself to be a wonderful interviewee. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Ste...
STP162 - Space: 1999 - The Eagle Has Landed - with Jeffrey Morris
Space and Things - October 05, 2023 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings"Space: 1999" is a cult British science fiction television series that aired from 1975 to 1977. And there’s a brand new documentary being made about it called “The Eagle Has Landed” - so today we’re talking to the filmmaker Jeffrey Morris to find out more. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www....
STP161 - The Latest Space News Round Up
Space and Things - September 28, 2023 05:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsAfter Dave’s trip to Ireland there was so much to catch up that was worthy of discussion that there is no main feature this week, just a whole load of things that have caught our eye. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcas...
STP160 - OSIRIS-REx Sample Return - with Larry and Michael Puzio
Space and Things - September 21, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsOn September 24th OSIRIS-REx will return samples from the Near Earth Asteroid called Bennu, so today we talk to the person who named the asteroid and find out more about why it’s an important mission. That 70’s Show: Skylab: https://www.rocketcenter.com/skylab50 100 Patreons By Show 200: htt...
STP159 - Liftoff 2.0 - The Ultimate Space Board Game? - with Fritz Bronner
Space and Things - September 14, 2023 05:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week we’re joined by game designer Fritz Bronner to discuss the new edition of his 1989 board game Liftoff. That’s right Liftoff 2.0 should be coming out next year and you can be a part of it. 100 Patreons By Show 200: https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings Liftoff 2.0: https://liftoff2.c...
STP158 - The Real Astronaut Wives - with Jessica Carr and Bruce McCandless III
Space and Things - September 07, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsFollowing the death of Marilyn Lovell at the age of 93 last week, we wanted to talk about what it must have been like to be the wife of an astronaut in the Apollo era, so we asked Jessica Carr, daughter of Jerry and Joann Carr, and Bruce McCandless III, son of Bruce and Bernice McCandless to tal...
STP157 - An Interview with Chris Sembroski - Inspiration4
Space and Things - August 31, 2023 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIt’s our third birthday! 3 years of weekly podcasts, so we wanted to do something special. Today’s guest also celebrated their birthday this week, so it seems appropriate that we’re joined by Chris Sembroski from the Inspiration4 crew. A mission which took place nearly 2 years ago and is among t...
STP156 - An Interview with Jack Lousma - Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Skylab 3
Space and Things - August 24, 2023 05:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Skylab 3 by talking to the only surviving member of that crew - Jack Lousma. Skylab 3 lifted off on July 28th 1973 and the mission lasted 59 days, 11 hours and 9 minutes which was an endurance record at the time. The commander was Alan Bean, scienc...
STP155 - Space Philosophy, The Overview Effect and Mass Migration Off Of Planet Earth - with Frank White
Space and Things - August 17, 2023 05:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week we talk to Frank White, the space philosopher who first coined the term the ‘overview effect’ which describes the experience astronauts get when they see Earth from space. Frank is the author of a number of incredible books but his best known work is called “The Overview Effect: Space...
STP154 - How To Build Huge Structures In Space - with ThinkOrbital CEO Sebastrian Asprella and President Lee Rosen
Space and Things - August 10, 2023 05:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIt’s been over a year since we spoke to the people at ThinkOrbital so we wanted to have a catch up and find out what’s been going on. Of course, they’ve had a very busy year. This time we speak to CEO Sebastian Asprella and President Lee Rosen. Seven US Companies Collaborate with NASA to Advanc...
STP153 - Snoopy In Orbit - with Benjamin L. Clark - Curator of the Schulz Museum.
Space and Things - August 03, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsSnoopy has long been a mascot for NASA and we wanted to get to the bottom of it. Fortunately, the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California has just opened a new exhibit called Snoopy in Orbit and we talk to its curator Benjamin L. Clark to find out more. Benjamin L. Clark: LinkedIn: https://www...
STP152 - How To Use A Spacecraft - with Ed Rafacz - Creator of The Spacecraft Guide
Space and Things - July 27, 2023 05:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week to talk to Ed Rafacz, creator of the Spacecraft Guide. He’s trying to make sure that we can learn the function of any component of any spacecraft with just one click. A really fantastic thing which we hope you’ll take a look at. Ed Rafacz: The Spacecraft Guide: https://spacecraftguid...
STP151 - The Lost Gemini Missions - with Michael Mackowski
Space and Things - July 20, 2023 05:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThe Gemini program was such a success that a number of alternative missions were proposed for the space craft. Today we’re guided through some of these by Michael Mackowski who is a bit of a Gemini expert having previously worked for the designer and builder of the Gemini spacecraft, McDonnell D...
STP150 - Chromosphere - Music Inspired By Space - with Rick Armstrong
Space and Things - July 13, 2023 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsEpisode 150! And to honour this milestone we’re interviewing Rick Armstrong, the eldest son of Neil Armstrong, to discuss his latest solo album Chromosphere which was released last month. Rick has been making a name for himself as a musician for a number of years but only started releasing his e...
STP149 - The Cosmosphere - What's All The Fuss About? - With John Mulnix
Space and Things - July 06, 2023 05:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIf you’re a space flight enthusiast then The Cosmosphere is one of the greatest places in the world to visit. We’ve mentioned it a few times on our podcast now, so we thought we’d dedicate a whole show to it and to do this we asked our friend John Mulnix to come and talk to us. John volunteers f...
STP148 - Photographing America's First Astronauts - with JL Pickering and John Bisney
Space and Things - June 29, 2023 05:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIn this week’s episode we speak to JL Pickering and John Bisney about their latest book: “ Photographing America’s First Astronauts: Project Mercury Through the Lens of Bill Taub.” It features over 600 photos and is the most complete photographic account of Project Mercury ever published. What m...
STP147 - Visiting Kennedy Space Center - Meeting an Astronaut and so much more.
Space and Things - June 22, 2023 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week we have a good old catch up of what we’ve been doing for the last month. Plenty of space news to talk about as well as Dave’s trip to Kennedy Space Center. Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/rl9x7m2ah7t5c27t6hhkxqpobc4b6n Show notes include links to all artic...
STP146 - Celebrating Sally Ride - 40 Years After STS7 - with Francis French
Space and Things - June 15, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week we’re joined by Francis French to talk about Sally Ride as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first American woman to go to space on the STS7 mission. Francis used to work with Sally at Sally Ride Science so as well as being an incredible historian, his first hand stories about S...
STP145 - Space and The Media - The Past, Present and Future
Space and Things - June 08, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week we cover a topic given to us by our Patreon subscriber Don Erwin: Covering space in the present: the various ways space is covered today from space agencies' and private companies' messaging and media relations, to broadcasting networks, to independent folks (YouTubers), and podcaste...
STP144 - SMEAT - The Skylab Analog Mission - with John Uri - NASA History Office
Space and Things - June 01, 2023 05:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsOne final dose of Skylab history for a month or two, today we talk about SMEAT: the Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test, which was a 56 day earth analog simulation of a Skylab mission which took place from 26th July to 19th September in 1972 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The crew w...
STP143 - NASA's Finest Hour? - The Mission To Save Skylab - with David Hitt
Space and Things - May 25, 2023 05:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsAfter the 10 day delay, the first crewed mission launched to visit and fix Skylab on 25th May 1973, so to celebrate the 50th anniversary of that launch we’re joined by David Hitt, the author of ‘Homesteading Space’ to find out more about the mission, the crew and the legacy of Skylab. David Hit...
STP142 - Being In Mission Control for Skylab - with Bill Moon
Space and Things - May 18, 2023 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsTo continue our 50th anniversary of Skylab celebrations we’ve got something very special for you today. An interview with a man who was working the consoles in Mission Control in Houston during Skylab, Bill Moon. You may recognise him from the wonderful movie: “Mission Control: The Unsung Hero...
STP141 - Skylab - The 50th Anniversary - with Searching For Skylab Director Dwight Steven-Boniecki
Space and Things - May 11, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsOn May 14th 1973, Skylab was launched so we started our 50th anniversary celebrations of America’s first Space Station by talking to Dwight Steven-Boniecki, the director of the most amazing Skylab documentary: Searching for Skylab. Dwight Steven-Boniecki: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/...
STP140 - The First Private Mission To Mars - with Barry Matsumori - COO of Impulse Space Inc.
Space and Things - May 04, 2023 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsBefore we spend a few weeks looking at the past, we wanted to take another look at the future, so today we speak to Barry Matsumori, COO of Impulse Space who are teaming up with Relativity Space to attempt the first private landing on Mars in 2026. Barry Matsumori: LinkedIn: https://www.linked...
STP139 - FORTITUDE: The Story of the Emerging Space Industry - with Filmmaker Torsten Hoffmann
Space and Things - April 27, 2023 05:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsFollowing the launch of the SpaceX Starship prototype we wanted to talk about the bigger picture of the space industry. It just so happens that a brand new documentary is being made by filmmaker Torsten Hoffmann and the team behind the High Frontier documentary. Torsten very kindly gave us some ...
STP138 - The UK Space Industry - with Space Boffins: Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham
Space and Things - April 20, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week we wanted to talk about what’s the United Kingdom and spaceflight, so we thought we’d talk to The Space Boffins, Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham to out more about what has happened, what is happening and what might happen. Sue Nelson: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-nelso...
STP137 - JUICE - Everything You Need To Go - with Professor Michele Dougherty
Space and Things - April 13, 2023 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week sees the launch of ESA’s Jupiter Icey Moons Explorer (JUICE) from French Guiana. So we wanted to find out more about it so today we’re talking to Professor Michele Dougherty, the principle investigator for the magnetometer on board the spacecraft. Professor Michele Dougherty: https:/...
STP137 - JUICE - Everything You Need To Know - with Professor Michele Dougherty
Space and Things - April 13, 2023 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week sees the launch of ESA’s Jupiter Icey Moons Explorer (JUICE) from French Guiana. So we wanted to find out more about it so today we’re talking to Professor Michele Dougherty, the principle investigator for the magnetometer on board the spacecraft. Professor Michele Dougherty: https:/...
STP136 - The New Guys - The Astronauts That Changed The Face of Space Travel - with Meredith Bagby
Space and Things - April 06, 2023 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week we talk to Meredith Bagby, author of a brand new book about NASA’s first diverse Astronaut class: Group 8, which was announced 45 years ago this year. Meredith Bagby: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Merbagby LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredith-bagby-626758161/ Full show ...